| Rayna Kasabova | |
| Native Name: | Райна Касабова |
| Native Name Lang: | bg |
| Birth Date: | 1 May 1897 |
| Birth Place: | Karlovo, Bulgaria |
| Death Place: | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Branch: | Bulgarian Air Force |
| Battles: | First Balkan War |
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.[1] [2] 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.[3]
Kasabova Glacier on Davis Coast in Graham Land on the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica is named after Rayna Kasabova.[1] There is a service road named Rayna Kasabova in Bulgaria[4] adjacent to the Sofia Airport.