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{{short description|Swedish-American aviator}}
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| name = Ingrid Pedersen
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| 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 =
| known_for = first female pilot to fly over the North Pole
| spouse = Einar Sverre Pedersen
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'''Ingrid Pedersen''' (17 April 1933 – 11 September 2012) was a [[Swedish-American]] [[aviator]].<ref>{{cite web
'''Ingrid Pedersen''' (17 April 1933 – 11 September 2012) was a [[Swedish-American]] [[aviator]].<ref>{{cite web
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|title= Ingrid Pederson , Alaska Chapter Member
|title= Ingrid Pederson , Alaska Chapter Member
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|publisher= Alaska Chapter Ninety-Nines
|accessdate= 11 October 2015}}</ref>
|accessdate= 11 October 2015}}</ref> She was the first female pilot to fly over the [[North Pole]].{{sfn|Gibson|2013|pages=161-166}}
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
|url= http://www.polarhistorie.no/personer/Pedersen,%20Einar%20Sverre
|url= http://www.polarhistorie.no/personer/Pedersen,%20Einar%20Sverre
|title= Einar Sverre Pedersen, 1919 – 2008. Sjefsnavigatør i SAS, pionér i norsk polar- og flyhistorie.
|title= Einar Sverre Pedersen, 1919 – 2008. Sjefsnavigatør i SAS, pionér i norsk polar- og flyhistorie.
|publisher= Norsk Polarhistorie
|publisher= Norsk Polarhistorie
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|accessdate= December 1, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
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|title= Einar Sverre Pedersen, Sjefsnavigatør i SAS, pionér i norsk polar- og flyhistorie.
|title= Einar Sverre Pedersen, Sjefsnavigatør i SAS, pionér i norsk polar- og flyhistorie.
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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 [[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]].<ref>{{cite web
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|url= http://www.seabee.info/noah/noah_kvinner.htm
|title= Ingrid Pederson
|title= Ingrid Pederson

Revision as of 21:36, 13 June 2022

Ingrid Pedersen
Born17 April 1933
Stockholm, Sweden
Died11 September 2012
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 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.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Ingrid Pederson , Alaska Chapter Member". Alaska Chapter Ninety-Nines. 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. 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. ^ "Ingrid Pederson". Navn I Norsk Luftfart. Retrieved December 1, 2015.

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