Did the RAF Buffaloes have arrestor hooks? Were the FAA pilots grossly superior to the US Marines on Midway Island? Did the FAA know how to fight Zeros yet? Did the RAF know?
The Fairey Fulmar's combat metrics actually look fairly good, way better than a 280mph aircraft with poor climb and acceleration ought to have done. This reflects the fact that they fought Italian biplanes. The FAA was not being dominated early in the Mediterranean war.