Hans Dons

Hans Fleischer Dons (13 June 1882 – 28 October 1940) was a Royal Norwegian Navy officer.

[3] On 1 June 1912 Dons piloted the first manned flight in Norway in a monoplane named Start.

On 7 June, Dons flew from Borre over Horten, crossing Oslofjord to Moss and Fredrikstad – covering a distance of 48 kilometres (30 mi) in 35 minutes.

[4] In 1935 Dons published his book Start: En norsk flyvehistorie fra 1912-13 (Oslo: Cammermeyers, 1935).

Start is on display at the Norwegian Armed Forces Aircraft Collection located at Gardermoen, north of Oslo, Norway.