GIL,
THANKS FOR THE REPLY. THE AIRCRAFT I'M TRYING TO MODEL ARE THE ONES THAT BELONGED TO VMSB-241 THAT WAS BASED ON MIDWAY DURING THE BATTLE. I UNDERSTAND THE NUMBERING SYSTEM,BUT AT THIS TIME I,M TRYING TO MATCHUP BU NO. TO A/C NO. AT THAT TIME, PLUS THE PILOT,S NAME. LIKE I MENTIONED I SEARCHED THE INTERNET BUT WAS CONFRONTED WITH CONFLICTING INFO. THANKS AGAIN FOR YOU TIME.