Airmen assigned to the 22nd Air Refueling Wing conduct a foreign object debris (FOD) walk Monday following the Frontiers in Flight airshow at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The FOD walk included airmen from every group in the wing to clear the flight line of materials such as rocks, loose hardware, and litter from the airshow. [Courtesy: U.S. Air Force]
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A microburst with wind gusts exceeding 50 mph hit the Frontiers in Flight airshow at McConnell Air Force Base on Sunday morning, causing minor injuries to ten people.
The storm resulted in damage to vendor booths, tents, and facilities, and displaced smaller aircraft, leading to the cancellation of Sunday's airshow.
Crucially, the storm occurred before spectators arrived, preventing more widespread injuries despite Saturday's attendance of 65,000.
Ten people sustained minor injuries when a slow-moving microburst descended on the Frontiers in Flight airshow at McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita, Kansas, on Sunday morning.
According to base officials, the storm produced wind gusts in excess of 50 mph. It came through early in the morning before the crowds had arrived, bringing with it lightning and rain.
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