One of a series of stories and biographical sketches exploring the lives of those who stand at the edges of the narrative told in The Écrivélo Book. Introduction - A Tempsford Passenger On the night of 7 August 1944, a Hudson aircraft of RAF 161 Squadron approached the Saône valley under cover[...]

Sgt Ralph William Watson (418600 RAAF) — Navigator, Evader, and Tempsford Passenger Sergeant Ralph William Watson, RAAF 418600, served as navigator with No. 166 Squadron RAF, based at Kirmington, flying Lancaster Mk I bombers on operations over occupied Europe. On the night of 3/4 May 1944, Watson’s aircraft — Lancaster Mk I[...]