Photos show the aerial acrobatics before unexpected storms ended a big military airshow

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Airmen used airbags, forklifts, and cranes to invert an aircraft that flipped during a thunderstorm with wind gusts of up to 54 mph.

  • A big military airshow was cut short after storms struck just over 2 miles from the flight line.
  • Storm winds of up to 54 mph tossed tents and damaged aircraft at the event.
  • The Frontiers in Flight Airshow had a record-high attendance Saturday before it was canceled Sunday.

A big and popular military airshow in Kansas was cut short over the weekend after unexpected storms forced base officials to close down the flight line.

The storms swept tents, damaged aircraft, and even flipped a plane upside down at the Frontiers in Flight Airshow near Wichita, Kansas.

10 people injured

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The US Navy Blue Angels fly in formation at the Frontiers in Flight Air Show.

At least 10 people — six military personnel and four civilian vendors at the airshow — sustained injuries as a wet microburst, or a strong downdraft in the middle of a thunderstorm, on Sunday morning brought wind gusts of up to 54 mph.

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