About Rayna Kasabova
Lived 1897 – 1969 (aged 71). Rayna Kasabova was a Bulgarian aircraft pilot and military personnel.
Rayna Kasabova (Cyrillic: Райна Касабова; 1 May 1897, in Karlovo – 25 May 1969) was a volunteer nurse and the first woman in the world who participated in a military flight during the First Balkan War in 1912. On 30 October 1912, at the age of 15, Kasabova was an observer in a Voisin aircraft that flew over enemy positions in Edirne. Kasabova threw out Turkish language propaganda leaflets.
Kasabova Glacier on Davis Coast in Graham Land on the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica is named after Rayna Kasabova. adjacent to the Sofia Airport.
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Who was Rayna Kasabova?
Bulgarian air force pilot
When was Rayna Kasabova born?
Rayna Kasabova was born on 1 July 1897 in Karlovo.
When did Rayna Kasabova die?
Rayna Kasabova died on 25 May 1969 in Sofia.
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Rayna Kasabova was an aircraft pilot and military personnel.
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Rayna Kasabova was Bulgarian.
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