Actor/singer James Darren's song "Come Fly With Me" can be heard during the rehearsal at the church and as Rabb is flying. This version is also performed by Darren as Vic Fontaine in the 6th season episode 20 of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine"-- "His Way."
The fictional aircraft carrier is USS Patrick Henry (CVN-74). The real USS Patrick Henry was the second Polaris submarine, SSBN-599, of the George Washington class, commissioned in 1958, converted to an attack boat, SSN-599, in 1982, and decommissioned in 1984. The real CVN-74 is USS John Stennis, of the Nimitz class, commissioned in 1995 and still in service.