An armoured flight deck is an aircraft carrier flight deck that incorporates substantial armour in its design.
HMS Formidable on fire following a kamikaze strike, Okinawa, 9 May 1945. Total casualties, 3 dead and 19 wounded.
USS Franklin listing, with crew on deck, due to two armor piercing bomb hits penetrating the unarmoured flight deck, 19 March 1945. Total casualties, 807 dead and 487 wounded.
HMS Ark Royal was an aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy that was operated during the Second World War.
HMS Ark Royal in 1939, conducting flying operations with Swordfish biplanes
Ark Royal's flight deck overhung the stern. Her unusual height above the waterline is visible in comparison with the tugboat.
Ark Royal immediately after launching. The lifts on the flight deck and the anti-aircraft positions on the hull are visible.
The message sent to the ship informing her of the commencing of hostilities on 3 September 1939