The Squadron’s Operations Record Book shows that JC Thomas was the Captain of a 35 Squadron aircraft on the following sorties:
- 15/10/1942 Cologne
- 24/10/1942 Milan
- 08/11/1942 Gardening
- 22/11/1942 Stuttgart
- 11/12/1942 Turin
- 20/12/1942 Duisburg
- 23/01/1943 Lorient
- 26/01/1943 Lorient
- 03/02/1943 Hamburg (Crashed on Landing)
- 04/02/1943 Turin
- 13/02/1943 Lorient (Failed to Return)
The following shows the composition of his crew on these sorties, along with the number of sorties undertaken by each airman as part of his crew (as recorded in the squadron’s Operations Record Book). Details of all flights (including training flights) will be recorded in their Flying Log Books:
| (Pilot) | James Copeland Thomas | 11 |
| (Navigator) | Gordon Henry Francis Carter | 11 |
| (Air Bomber) | Richard Martin | 11 |
| (Wireless Operator) | Edward Roland Turenne | 11 |
| (Air Gunner) | John Napoleon Barry | 11 |
| William Joseph Freeman | 11 | |
| (Flight Engineer) | Daniel Christie Young | 9 |
| Donald Harrington Craig | 2 |
Posting Dates
| Thomas | James Copeland | In From: | 19 O.T.U. | 27/09/1942 |
| Out to: | Evader | 13/02/1943 |
