The Squadron’s Operations Record Book shows that JB Nicholls was the Captain of a 35 Squadron aircraft on the following sorties, prior to the cessation of hostilities in Europe:
- 15/03/1945 Misburg
- 20/03/1945 Heide
- 14/04/1945 Potsdam
- 16/04/1945 Schwandorf
- 18/04/1945 Heligoland
- 05/05/1945 Ypenburg (Operation Manna)
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) | John Bernard Nicholls | 6 |
| (Navigator) | Wilfred Allen Jenkins | 6 |
| (Air Bomber) | Harvey John Scull | 6 |
| (Wireless Operator) | Brian Frederick Spark | 6 |
| (Air Gunner) | Eric Arthur Jones | 1 |
| Grant Gordon Booth | 5 | |
| HF McNevin | 3 | |
| Jack Fenwick-Webb | 2 | |
| Squire Nuttall | 1 | |
| (Flight Engineer) | John Herbert Monk | 6 |
It is known that some (or all) of these airmen continued to fly operationally with the squadron during the post war clean up, which included repatriation of POW and service personnel, Cooks Tours, testing of German radar and disposal of surplus incendiaries. However, the squadron’s record book only provides a summary of these activities and does not list the individual captains and crews that took part in these sorties.
Posting Dates
| Nicholls | John Bernard | In From: | 156 Squadron | 10/03/1945 |
| Out to: | RAF Graveley | 24/05/1945 |
