https://www.foxnews.com/us/us-service-members-injured-wild-storm-hits-mcconnell-afb-forcing-airshow-cancellationSix U.S. service members and other civilian personnel were injured at McConnell Air Force Base on Sunday after a heavy storm forced the cancellation of a planned airshow that was expected to draw thousands.
McConnell Air Force Base, located in Wichita, Kansas, reported that 10 people suffered "minor injuries during a slow-moving wet microburst that brought heavy winds, lightning, and rain to the base."
Six of those injured were military or medical personnel while four were civilian vendors, base spokesperson John Van Winkle said in a statement to Fox News Digital. An airman and one civilian male were taken to a local hospital with minor injuries. All were outside on the flight line when the damaging winds occurred, Van Winkle said.
Spectators had not yet entered the event area due to the timeline of the inclement weather. Sunday’s portion of the McConnell Frontiers in Flight Airshow was called off earlier in the day over storm concerns. McConnell said a slow-moving wet microburst had lingered over the base in the morning. That microburst brought wind gusts of up to 54 mph to the McConnell flight line. "Because of the damage to services, the base is unable to execute a safe airshow, and had to make the decision to cancel the airshow," Van Winkle said. "Safety is always our first priority at McConnell, especially when it comes to hosting the community for an airshow."
