I've looked at all the fighters now, and it's even clearer that something here is wrong.
Dogfight and Damage are the most important factors for fighters.
Damage 1 Patrol fighters
There are 2 Dogfight 5 fighters, the Seafire and the Mustang. The Mustang is faster, the only difference, but you get more than the Seafire.
The 4 Dogfight 4 Patrol fighters are all 2 per point, regardless of speed. That's fine.
You get more D.520s at DF 3 than you do Fulmars at DF 2.
Damage 2 Patrol fighters
The Martlet, Wildcat, Airacobra and Kitty Hawk are virtually identical. Why 4 Airacobras against 3 of all the rest?
Skirmish fighters
You get 3 of each of the N1K1-J, Fw-190 and Hellcat, but the Hellcat is DF 3 whilst the others have DF 5.
Fixes
The numbers must not be based on history, only their stats, so this can be balanced pretty easily.
North American P-51 Mustang (2)
Dewoitine D.520 (3)
Bell P-39 Airacobra (3)
Grumman F6F Hellcat (4)