Linda Corbould

Linda Corbould
Wing Commander Linda Corbould training in a USAF Boeing C-17 Globemaster III
Born1962 or 1963 (age 60–61)
Tasmania, Australia
AllegianceAustralia
Service/branchRoyal Australian Air Force
Years of service1981–2011 (Active Service) 2011-Present (Reservist)
RankWing Commander
Commands heldNo. 36 Squadron (2006–08)
Battles/warsSomalia
East Timor
Iraq War
AwardsMedal of the Order of Australia

Wing Commander Linda Mary Corbould, OAM (born 1962 or 1963) is a retired officer of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), who was the first woman to command a RAAF flying squadron. She joined the RAAF in 1981, and became one of its first female pilots in the early 1990s. Corbould flew transport aircraft, including during the Iraq War in 2003, and commanded No. 36 Squadron from 2006 to 2008. She retired from the RAAF in 2011, but remains an officer in the Air Force Reserve.


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