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.

[1] There is a service road named Rayna Kasabova in Bulgaria[4] adjacent to the Sofia Airport.

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