Be careful with the MF, that might easily be misunderstood...
The main answers:
The acronyms (correct spelling of plural?)
VF = carrier fighter
VB = carrier bomber
VT = carrier torpedo bomber
TF = Task Force
The figures
As the numbers in your post, regardless of source.
The Lundstrom
US Naval aviation historian John B. Lundstrom, in this case his second First Team book aptly named:
The First Team and the Guadalcanal Campaign
Naval Fighter Combat from August to November 1942
which was preceded by
The First Team
Pacific Naval Air Combat from Pearl Harbor to Midway
These are probably the best single source references on early USN (United States Navy) carrier actions, but without ignoring the Japanese side, on the contrary the IJN is covered as well as it can be.
Benchmark history books, IMHO.
Ah, and I did ask, but happened to find the page myself, hence the
EDIT
But I'm already at risk of being tagged a negative know-it-all, so I'd better curb it for the time being!