 Some matters of aviation were transferred to the '"Vorläufige Bundesstelle für Luftfahrtgerät und Flugunfalluntersuchung'" (Provisional Federal Office for Avionic Devices and Investigation of Aviation Accidents) established on 15 September 1953 in Bonn.Eventually, the Luftfahrt-Bundesamt was established by the "Gesetz über das Luftfahrt-Bundesamt" (Act on the Luftfahrt-Bundesamt) of 30 November 1954 (BGBl.I 354) and commenced operation on 1 February 1955.