Hans Toft

Hans Josef Jens Toft (May 4, 1947 - August 1, 1975) was a Danish rock guitarist, known for being a founding member of Warplane, lasting from 1967-1975.

Biography
Hans Toft was born on May 4, 1947 in,. His father was a Dane in the, while his mother was Franco-Belgian. After the concluded, Toft's parents settled in,. Toft was one of the founding members of Warplane, alongside vocalist Stefan Gjessing, lead guitarist Jesper Matthiessen, bassist Rolf Stuckenberg, and drummer Gert Werfel. Gjessing and Stuckenburg were fired in 1970 and were replaced by Karol Sommer and Morten Niels Poulsen respectively, Gjessing and Stuckenberg went on to join British band Skyhawk. Werfel was fired in 1971 and replaced by Flemming Beckjord. During the recording of their second album Scrape the Skies, Warplane was entered into, the Swedish national finals for the , with the Scrape the Skies outtake "Magnetic Love" (written by Toft, Sommer and Matthiessen), losing to.

Toft died of respiratory failure due to a heroin overdose, on August 1, 1975, aged 28, at his apartment in.