Mercury
is really Maleme airfield and Hill 107, Crete
Real place, reimagined
Real-world photo: Wikimedia Commons
In the game
Beach landings and air combat, inspired by the German airborne invasion of Crete in 1941.
The real place
German paratroopers took Maleme airfield in May 1941, the turning point of the Battle of Crete.
Visiting
The airfield itself is hard to visit, but the German war cemetery on Hill 107 next to it is open.