Casablanca–Anfa Airport
It was also used by Deutsche Luft Hansa and German military transports and was depicted in the fictional 1942 film Casablanca.Anfa Airport was one of the primary Allied objectives during Operation Torch, the invasion of North Africa, and was seized in the initial landings in the Casablanca area.After its capture by Allied forces, it functioned as an Allied military airfield throughout the remainder of the war, supporting the United States Army during the North African Campaign, and also as an Air Transport Command cargo hub on the North African Route.[7] By 2008 Royal Air Maroc (RAM) Academy, the training arm of the country's national airline, had moved its activity to Benslimane and Nouaceur.[8] This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency