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 Pedersen | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ingrid Elisabeth Liljegren 17 April 1933 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Died | 11 September 2012 |
| Nationality | Swedish-American |
| Occupation | Aviator |
| Known for | first female pilot to fly over the North Pole |
| Spouse | Einar Sverre Pedersen |
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. 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
edit- ^ "Ingrid Pederson , Alaska Chapter Member". Alaska Chapter Ninety-Nines. Archived from the original on 19 March 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ Gibson 2013, pp. 161–166.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Bjørn Bjørhovde. "Einar Sverre Pedersen, Sjefsnavigatør i SAS, pionér i norsk polar- og flyhistorie". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
- ^ "Ingrid Pederson". Navn I Norsk Luftfart. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
Sources
edit- Gibson, Karen (2013), Women Aviators: 26 Stories of Pioneer Flights, Daring Missions, and Record-Setting Journeys, (Chicago Review Press), ISBN 9781613745403
- Thomas, Julie (1996), The Ninety-Nines, (Turner), ISBN 9781563112034
- Welch, Rosanne (1998), Encyclopedia of Women in Aviation and Space, (ABC-CLIO), ISBN 9780874369588
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