The Squadron’s Operations Record Book shows that FW Sturmey was the Captain of a 35 Squadron aircraft on the following sorties, prior to the cessation of hostilities in Europe:
- 11/03/1945 Essen (Daylight)
- 12/03/1945 Dortmund
- 13/03/1945 Gelsenkirchen
- 18/03/1945 Witten
- 21/03/1945 Bruchstrasse
- 24/03/1945 Gladbeck
- 03/04/1945 Nordhausen
- 16/04/1945 Schwandorf
- 22/04/1945 Bremen
- 01/05/1945 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). It should be noted that some of these sorties may have been aborted and therefore would not have counted for the purposes of their “Operational Tour”. Details of all flights (including training flights) will be recorded in their Flying Log Books:
| (Pilot) | Frank William Sturmey | 10 |
| (Navigator) | Richard Langley Young | 10 |
| (Air Bomber) | George Binns | 1 |
| John Richmond Hulley | 8 | |
| Peter James Leeves | 1 | |
| (Set Operator) | Hugh Campbell Highet | 3 |
| (Wireless Operator) | Peter Charles Lord | 10 |
| (Air Gunner) | JF Buckley | 10 |
| Leslie Cyril Gilman | 10 | |
| (Flight Engineer) | H Walsh | 10 |
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
| Sturmey | Frank William | In From: | 51 Squadron | 20/02/1945 |
| Out to: | 582 Squadron | 17/07/1945 |
