Over at
simhq.com the game's co lead designer Ed Fletcher has been trying to do just that. Even better... he has combined the code from TF1942 with the code from the latter 1942 The Pacific Air War to create code encompassing both surface and air ops.
Ed (gatorman82)`s last post was quite some time ago (12/08/11), he was appealing for help in the 3d graphics dept. I`m unsure of the project's current status but praying that it's not vaporware as this could, if completed, be the ultimate WWII naval experience.