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'''Ingrid Pedersen''' (17 April 1933 – 11 September 2012) was a [[Swedish-American]] [[aviator]].<ref>{{cite web
{{short description|Swedish-American aviator}}
{{Infobox person
|url= http://www.ak99s.org/newhorizons.html
| name = Ingrid Pedersen
|title= Ingrid Pederson , Alaska Chapter Member
| image =
|publisher= Alaska Chapter Ninety-Nines
| caption =
|accessdate= 11 October 2015}}</ref>
| othername =
⚫
She was the first female pilot to fly over the [[North Pole]].{{sfn|Gibson, Karen|2013|p=161-166}}
| birth_name = Ingrid Elisabeth Liljegren
| birth_date = 17 April 1933
| birth_place = [[Stockholm]], Sweden
| death_date = 11 September 2012
| death_place = [[Anchorage, Alaska]]
| burial_place =
| nationality = Swedish-American
| alma_mater =
| occupation = Aviator
| years_active =
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| known_for = first female pilot to fly over the North Pole
| spouse = [[Einar Sverre Pedersen]]
}}
'''Ingrid Pedersen''' (17 April 1933 – 11 September 2012) was a [[Swedish-American]] [[aviator]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ingrid Pederson , Alaska Chapter Member |url=http://www.ak99s.org/newhorizons.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110319050014/http://www.ak99s.org/newhorizons.html |archive-date=19 March 2011 |access-date=11 October 2015 |publisher=Alaska Chapter Ninety-Nines}}</ref> She was the first female pilot to fly over the [[North Pole]].{{sfn|Gibson|2013|pages=161-166}}


Ingrid Elisabeth Liljegren was born in [[Stockholm]], [[Sweden]]. She was the daughter of Sivert Roland Liljegren (1908–75) and Maud Berg (1915–82). In 1957, Ingrid received her private pilot license in Sweden. In 1958 she was married to Einar Sverre Pedersen (1919-2008). In 1962, the family moved to [[Anchorage, Alaska]] where Einar Pedersen was stationed as a [[Scandinavian Airlines]] navigator on intercontinental flights.<ref>{{cite web
Ingrid Elisabeth Liljegren was born in [[Stockholm]], Sweden. She was the daughter of Sivert Roland Liljegren (1908–75) and Maud Berg (1915–82). In 1957, Ingrid received her private pilot license in Sweden. In 1958 she was married to [[Einar Sverre Pedersen]] (1919–2008). In 1962, the family moved to [[Anchorage, Alaska]] where Einar Pedersen was stationed as a [[Scandinavian Airlines]] navigator on intercontinental flights.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Einar Sverre Pedersen, 1919 – 2008. Sjefsnavigatør i SAS, pionér i norsk polar- og flyhistorie. |url=http://www.polarhistorie.no/personer/Pedersen,%20Einar%20Sverre |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821160616/http://www.polarhistorie.no/personer/Pedersen,%20Einar%20Sverre |archive-date=August 21, 2014 |access-date=December 1, 2015 |publisher=Norsk Polarhistorie}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bjørn Bjørhovde |title=Einar Sverre Pedersen, Sjefsnavigatør i SAS, pionér i norsk polar- og flyhistorie. |url=https://nbl.snl.no/Einar_Sverre_Pedersen |access-date=December 1, 2015 |publisher=Norsk biografisk leksikon}}</ref>
|url= http://www.polarhistorie.no/personer/Pedersen,%20Einar%20Sverre
|title= Einar Sverre Pedersen, 1919 – 2008. Sjefsnavigatør i SAS, pionér i norsk polar- og flyhistorie.
|publisher= Norsk Polarhistorie
|accessdate= December 1, 2015}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web
|url= https://nbl.snl.no/Einar_Sverre_Pedersen
|title= Einar Sverre Pedersen, Sjefsnavigatør i SAS, pionér i norsk polar- og flyhistorie.
|publisher=Norsk biografisk leksikon
|author= Bjørn Bjørhovde
|accessdate= December 1, 2015}}</ref>


In 1963 with her husband as navigator, Ingrid Pedersen set out flying a single-engine [[Cessna 205]] aircraft from [[Fairbanks, Alaska]], over the geographic [[North Pole]] and continuing to [[Bodo, Norway]]. Ingrid and Einar emigrated to the United States in 1979. Einar Pedersen died in 2008. Ingrid Pedersen died during 2012 in [[Anchorage, Alaska]].
In 1963 with her husband as navigator, Ingrid Pedersen set out flying a single-engine [[Cessna 205]] aircraft from [[Fairbanks, Alaska]], over the geographic [[North Pole]] and continuing to [[Bodø (town)|Bodø]], [[Norway]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=National Air and Space Museum exhibit |url=https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-archive/ingrid-pedersen-scrapbook/sova-nasm-2000-0042 |access-date=December 27, 2024}}</ref> Ingrid and Einar emigrated to the United States in 1979. Einar Pedersen died in 2008. Ingrid Pedersen died during 2012 in [[Anchorage, Alaska]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ingrid Pederson |url=http://www.seabee.info/noah/noah_kvinner.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208121801/http://www.seabee.info/noah/noah_kvinner.htm |archive-date=December 8, 2015 |access-date=December 1, 2015 |publisher=Navn I Norsk Luftfart}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web
|url= http://www.seabee.info/noah/noah_kvinner.htm
|title= Ingrid Pederson
|publisher=Navn I Norsk Luftfart
|author=
|date=
|accessdate= December 1, 2015}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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{{Reflist}}


===Sources===
===Sources===
* {{citation |title=Women Aviators: 26 Stories of Pioneer Flights, Daring Missions, and Record-Setting Journeys |first=Karen |last=Gibson |publisher=(Chicago Review Press) |year=2013 |isbn=9781613745403}}
* {{Citation |last=Gibson |first=Karen |title=Women Aviators: 26 Stories of Pioneer Flights, Daring Missions, and Record-Setting Journeys |year=2013 |url=https://archive.org/details/womenaviators26s0000gibs |publisher=(Chicago Review Press) |isbn=9781613745403 |url-access=registration}}
* {{citation |title=The Ninety-Nines |publisher=(Turner) |year=1996 |isbn=9781563112034 |first=Julie |last=Thomas}}
* {{Citation |last=Thomas |first=Julie |title=The Ninety-Nines |year=1996 |publisher=(Turner) |isbn=9781563112034}}
* {{citation |title=Encyclopedia of Women in Aviation and Space |first=Rosanne |last=Welch |publisher=(ABC-CLIO) |year=1998 |isbn=9780874369588 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofwo00rosa }}
* {{Citation |last=Welch |first=Rosanne |title=Encyclopedia of Women in Aviation and Space |year=1998 |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofwo00rosa |publisher=(ABC-CLIO) |isbn=9780874369588 |url-access=registration}}

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Latest revision as of 18:13, 27 December 2024

Ingrid Pedersen
Born
Ingrid Elisabeth Liljegren

17 April 1933
Stockholm, Sweden
Died11 September 2012
Anchorage, Alaska
NationalitySwedish-American
OccupationAviator
Known forfirst female pilot to fly over the North Pole
SpouseEinar Sverre Pedersen

Ingrid Pedersen (17 April 1933 – 11 September 2012) was a Swedish-American aviator.[1] She was the first female pilot to fly over the North Pole.[2]

Ingrid Elisabeth Liljegren was born in Stockholm, Sweden. She was the daughter of Sivert Roland Liljegren (1908–75) and Maud Berg (1915–82). In 1957, Ingrid received her private pilot license in Sweden. In 1958 she was married to Einar Sverre Pedersen (1919–2008). In 1962, the family moved to Anchorage, Alaska where Einar Pedersen was stationed as a Scandinavian Airlines navigator on intercontinental flights.[3][4]

In 1963 with her husband as navigator, Ingrid Pedersen set out flying a single-engine Cessna 205 aircraft from Fairbanks, Alaska, over the geographic North Pole and continuing to Bodø, Norway.[5] Ingrid and Einar emigrated to the United States in 1979. Einar Pedersen died in 2008. Ingrid Pedersen died during 2012 in Anchorage, Alaska.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Ingrid Pederson , Alaska Chapter Member". Alaska Chapter Ninety-Nines. Archived from the original on 19 March 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  2. ^ Gibson 2013, pp. 161–166.
  3. ^ "Einar Sverre Pedersen, 1919 – 2008. Sjefsnavigatør i SAS, pionér i norsk polar- og flyhistorie". Norsk Polarhistorie. Archived from the original on August 21, 2014. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
  4. ^ Bjørn Bjørhovde. "Einar Sverre Pedersen, Sjefsnavigatør i SAS, pionér i norsk polar- og flyhistorie". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
  5. ^ "National Air and Space Museum exhibit". Retrieved December 27, 2024.
  6. ^ "Ingrid Pederson". Navn I Norsk Luftfart. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 1, 2015.

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