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Built gliders for the Akaflieg Darmstadt and later some own designs. Closed down in 1928

The Bahnbedarf A.-G. built several gliders (also with auxiliary engines) in cooperation with the Akademische Fliegergruppe (Akaflieg) Darmstadt, of which the D-602 to D-607 and D-629 were registered in aircraft roll B . After the restriction imposed by the Treaty of Versailles not to develop powered aircraft had been lifted in 1923, this seemed to be a suitable time to test a new field of business. Gliders known from the cooperation with the Akaflieg were D-6 "Geheimrat", D-8 "Karl der Große" (type Bahnbedarf-DI) and "D-9 Konsul". The "Privy Councillor" was constructed by L. Hoffmann and F. Nicolaus, the "Consul" by Albert Botsch and Rudolf Spies. These two gliders adorned the back of one of the gliders built by Bahnbedarf A.-G. 1923. We will encounter the name Botsch again a decade later.
The flights of Albert Botsch in 1924/25 on the operated by the Bahnbedaf A.-G. BAG E I found an almost effusive media response. The light engine aircraft would certainly have had the potential to survive on the aircraft market. Why this path was not taken subsequently is not apparent from the available (limited) sources. It is also possible that the company simply ran out of money.

Founded in 1919/20, Bahnbedarf A.-G. was forced to issue its own emergency banknotes during the inflation year of 1923. I do not know whether there were other values besides the specimens of 10 billion marks and 20 billion marks. I have shown the copy of 10 billion marks on my page on the industrial trunk track along Blumenthalstraße