I have the map working. I must say it is a beautiful map. Since you asked to have errors pointed out I observed these three.
Just off of the coast NE of Casablanca not far from one of the transport areas there are buildings sticking out of the water away from land.
Started creating a mission with the Ranger when I noticed a couple of important Vichy airfields missing for November 1942 time frame.
The airfield 4 miles SW of Casablanca was missing; Cazes Airfield. I have found many references (no photographs) to this airfield and Cazes is actually described in the book "Wildcats Over Casablanca" "Cazes airport, our target has a green surface and runways, with rust-covered hangars. There was no sign of movement, but French aircraft could be observed on the ground. The fighters were dispersed to the north, with the bombers to the east." I also have descriptions of this airfield in "Vichy Air Force at War.
AA guns started to shoot at them so the prearranged code phrase for the Vichy putting up a defense "Batter Up" was radioed to the Ranger which replied with another prearranged code phrase "Play Ball" to commence hostilities against the Vichy. The Wildcats commenced strafing DB-7 aircraft at Cazes and then fought a mix of Hawk 75A's & D520's over the airfield.
I tried to put runway plates in this area, but the terrain is not flat.
I could not find any refernces to Tit-Mellil airstrip except as a post war replacement for Cazes/Anfra airport.
Port Lyautey is described as having two concrete runways which the P-40's from USS Chenago to after its capture. This field then was transformed into a Naval Air Station where the Sea Bees lengthened the runways to 6000 feet, added a seaplane ramp and facilities for blimps. There is actually a photograph of this airfield after the Sea Bees converted it into the NAS at the Hyperwar site.
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