F/A-18 catches fire on USS John C. Stennis; 10 injured

Ten sailors were injured when an F/A-18C Hornet suffered a catastrophic engine failure and caught fire on the carrier USS John C. Stennis off the coast of San Diego. All injured were flight deck crew involved in the aircraft launch and recovery cycle, with the Hornet being an aircraft assigned to Miramar based Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron (VMFAT) 101