Where would an early Franco-Italian carrier battle take place?

Where would an early Franco-Italian carrier battle take place?

Probably south of Sardinia or around the Sardinia-Corsica gap, with reconnaissance and tentative strikes playing a large part.

A first carrier engagement is placed south of Sardinia or around the gap between Sardinia and Corsica. An encounter north of Corsica is considered unlikely. Operations would emphasize reconnaissance and tentative strikes while the navies developed their methods. Bearn had provided France with limited preparation for a modern carrier force, although the French already possessed a doctrine and had exercised with the British.