↑ “USS Forrestal (CVA-59)”. virtualwall.org. Bản gốc lưu trữ ngày 4 tháng 3 năm 2016. Truy cập ngày 4 tháng 5 năm 2016. "Over a dozen 1,000 and 500 pound bombs detonated within the first few minutes of the fire, punching holes through the 3" armor plating of the flight deck.
↑ Cracknell, W.H, Warship Profile 15, USS Enterprise (CVAN 65) Nuclear Attack Carrier, p.56: "The main armor carried on Enterprise is the heavy armored flight deck. This was to prove a significant factor in the catastrophic fire and explosions that occurred on Enterprise's flight deck in 1969. The US Navy learned its lesson the hard way during World War II when all its carriers had only armored hangar decks. All attack carriers built since the Midway class have had armored flight decks."
↑ “CV-59 FORRESTAL class”. globalsecurity.org. Truy cập ngày 4 tháng 5 năm 2016. As the first aircraft carrier designed specifically for jet aircraft, she featured an armored flight deck.
