What ABIW meant was that the comparison of FAA manpower per aircraft with RAF manpower per aircraft was skewed. Many people in the RAF support the airfield services, admin and supply, tasks that the FAA piggyback on the rest of the RN for. Perhaps a better comparison would be the total complement of HMS Illustrious supporting however many ac it can carry with the total complement of RAF Marham with however many ac there are there. Don't know the numbers, perhaps someone can oblige.