Linda Corbould

Infobox Military Person
name= Linda Corbould
lived= 1963 -


caption= Wing Commander Linda Corbould training in a USAF C-17 Globemaster III
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placeofbirth= Tasmania, Australia
placeofdeath=
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branch= Royal Australian Air Force
serviceyears= 1981 -
rank= Wing Commander
unit=
commands= No. 36 Squadron RAAF (November 2006 - current)
battles= Somalia
East Timor
Iraq War
awards= Medal of the Order of Australia
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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 subsequently 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 RAAF on 17 November 2006 and delivered the RAAF's first C-17 from the United States to Australia on 4 December 2006.

References

*cite news
last = Banham
first = Cynthia
coauthors =
title = Breaking glass ceiling all in a day's flying for this ace
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language =
publisher = The Sydney Morning Herald
date = 2006-11-17
url = http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/breaking-glass-ceiling-all-in-a-days-flying-for-this-ace/2006/11/16/1163266711102.html
accessdate = 2007-01-27
*cite news
last = Lowe
first = Michael
coauthors =
title = Medal recognition for Tassie top gun
work =
pages =
language =
publisher = The Examiner
date = 2003-12-29
url = http://www.examiner.com.au/print.asp?id=210724
accessdate = 2007-01-27
*cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/we-have-touchdown-raaf-welcomes-giant-transporter/2006/12/09/1165081202992.html|title=We have touchdown: RAAF welcomes giant transporter|last=Walker|first=Frank|date=2006-12-10|publisher=The Sydney Morning Herald|accessdate=2008-09-30
*cite press release
title = Royal Australian Air Force Squadrons celebrate new role
publisher = Australian Department of Defence
date = 2006-11-17
url = http://minister.defence.gov.au/media/download/2006/nov/20061117d.cfm
accessdate = 2007-01-27
*cite press release
title = First C-17 arrives in Australia
publisher = Australian Department of Defence
date = 2006-12-04
url = http://www.defence.gov.au/media/download/2006/Dec/20061204b.cfm
accessdate = 2007-01-27