A Rumpler Taube plane in flight

Start was the Royal Norwegian Navy's very first aeroplane. It was bought in Germany and arrived in Horten 25 May 1912. The cost was 30 000 Norwegian kroner and the funding came from private contributions after a speedy initiative from the commander and officers of the submarine HNoMS Kobben (Norway's first submarine). One of the largest contributors was H.M. King Haakon VII of Norway. Start was officially given as a gift to the navy on 1 August 1912. Rumpler Taube in flight Source: [1], copyright expired due to age of photo This image is in the public domain in the United States and possibly other jurisdictions. ... Rumpler Taube in flight Source: [1], copyright expired due to age of photo This image is in the public domain in the United States and possibly other jurisdictions. ... Ranks Norwegian military ranks The Royal Norwegian Navy (often abbreviated as RNoN) is the branch of the Norwegian Defence Force responsible for naval operations. ... An Air France Boeing 777, a modern passenger jet. ... County Vestfold Landscape Municipality NO-0701 Administrative centre Horten Mayor (2004) Nils Henning Hontvedt Official language form Bokmål Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 407 70 km² 68 km² 0. ... May 25 is the 145th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (146th in leap years). ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Krone is the name of the currency used in Norway. ... Haakon VII, King of Norway, (born as Christian Frederik Carl Georg Valdemar Axel or Prince Carl of Denmark) (August 3, 1872 – September 21, 1957), was the first king of Norway after the 1905 dissolution of the personal union with Sweden. ... August 1 is the 213th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (214th in leap years), with 152 days remaining. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

The first flight was made on 1 June by secondløytnant Hans Fleischer Dons (who was also second in command on the submarine HNoMS Kobben). He took off from Gannestad in Borre, flew over Karljohansvern naval station and Moss before landing in Øra not long from Fredrikstad. The flight was 48 km long and took 35 minutes. Dons was congratulated by both the King and the government. June 1 is the 152nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (153rd in leap years), with 213 days remaining. ... Hans Fleischer Dons (1882-1940) was a marine officer, and the first Norwegian to fly in Norway. ... German UC-1 class World War I submarine A model of Günther Priens Unterseeboot 47 (U-47), German WWII Type VII diesel-electric hunter Typhoon class nuclear ballistic missile submarine USS Virginia, a Virginia-class nuclear attack (SSN) submarine A submarine is a watercraft that can operate underwater... Borre is a village and former municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. ... http://www. ... County Østfold District Municipality NO-0106 Administrative centre Fredrikstad Mayor (2006) Ole Haabeth (Ap) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 283 288 km² 283 km² 0. ...

Facts:

• Type: Rumpler Taube 2 seater reconnaissance plane
• Wing span: 13,8 m
• Length: 10 m
• Weight: 1.400 kg
• Motor effect: 100 hk
• Maximum speed: 100 km/t
• Time needed to climb to 1.000 m: 20 min
• Armament: 1 carbine

The type was first constructed in 1909 by Austrian Igo Etrich and later developed in to a two seater military air craft in 1912. The Rumpler Taube is a pre-World War I monoplane aircraft, and the first mass produced military plane in Germany. ... A carbine is a firearm similar to, but generally shorter and less powerful than, a rifle or musket of a given period. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

References

• Royal Norwegian Navy history page (Norwegian)
• Royal Norwegian Air Force history page (Norwegian)
• Royal Norwegian Air Force history page (Norwegian)