article_snippet: It has been a bittersweet week for Lieutenant Commander Simon Thomas.
article_snippet: Horrific: Lieutenant Commander Simon Thomas was killed during a dangerous night-time training mission .
article_snippet: Furthermore, it was believed to have been Thomas’s first attempt at firing Glow Worm flares since Lieutenant Commander Simon Thomas had returned to frontline duties after working as a Vixen flying instructor.
article_snippet: As the leader, Lieutenant Commander Simon Thomas was expected to fire off the flares above the frigate so that they would illuminate the target in silhouette.
article_snippet: The report adds that the crew of No 2 heard Lieutenant Commander Simon Thomas call
article_snippet: Lieutenant Commander Simon Thomas was killed instantly and
article_snippet: Lieutenant Commander Simon Thomas co-pilot, Lieutenant John Harvey, was listed as missing.
article_snippet: Author Tony Buttler, in Author Tony Buttler book about the Sea Vixen, branded the Glow Worm manoeuvre, for which Lieut Cmdr Thomas was practising,