 The air command claimed 148 vehicles and 48 tanks on 7 to 9 August, thus preventing a rout at Uman.During the encirclement at Uman, the air corps, of which KG 54 was a part, claimed 420 vehicles, 58 tanks, and 22 artillery batteries.Over Kiev, "Fliegerkorps" V claimed 42 aircraft on the ground, 23 tanks and 2,171 vehicles destroyed from the 12–21 September.