Wing Commander Linda Mary Corbould OAM (1963 – ) is an officer in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and the first woman to command a RAAF flying squadron.
Linda Corbould was raised in Tasmania, Australia and joined the RAAF in 1981. As women could not become pilots in the RAAF at the time, she served as an air traffic controller until 1990 when pilot training was opened up to women. Corbould became the third female member of the RAAF to gain ...
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Wing Commander Linda Mary Corbould OAM (1963 – ) is an officer in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and the first woman to command a RAAF flying squadron.
Linda Corbould was raised in Tasmania, Australia and joined the RAAF in 1981. As women could not become pilots in the RAAF at the time, she served as an air traffic controller until 1990 when pilot training was opened up to women. Corbould became the third female member of the RAAF to gain her 'wings' and was subsequently posted to No 36 Squadron and flew C-130 Hercules transport aircraft. Corbould served as deputy commander of the C-130 Hercules detachment which formed part of the Australian contribution to the 2003 invasion of Iraq and was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for planning and commanding a flight into Baghdad on the night of April 12/13 2003.
In 2006, Wing Commander Corbould oversaw the RAAF’s program to accept the C-17 Globemaster III strategic transport aircraft. She assumed command of No. 36 Squadron...
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