The Fulmar could have come in very handy if the LW had concentrated on knocking out Chain Home radar. Without CH the RAF would need to fly standing patrols to give advanced warning of an attack. Spitfires and Hurricanes have about an hours endurance which is not good enough, plus if your flying your fighters on patrols your using up engine and airframe life and they are not available for the fight.
A Fulmar had an endurance of 4 hours, it had 2 pairs of Mk1 eyeballs, it could defend itself if jumped out of the clouds, it had a long range wireless and it was not taking fighters away from there main duty. Whether the FAA had enough pilots is another matter maybe they would have been taken over by the RAF.
A Fulmar had an endurance of 4 hours, it had 2 pairs of Mk1 eyeballs, it could defend itself if jumped out of the clouds, it had a long range wireless and it was not taking fighters away from there main duty. Whether the FAA had enough pilots is another matter maybe they would have been taken over by the RAF.