Mrs Scott was a long-time friend of Mr Lamason and a passionate researcher of his life and exploits and along with former Matamau woman, Ngaire Nystrup (nee Hansen), who now lives in Denmark, accompanied the Lamasons on their 2014 pilgrimage.
Mrs Nystrup had been a friend of Phil Lamason's for 50 years and her brother Hoani worked on his Rua Roa farm for a few years.
Mrs Nystrup met with Phil just a few months before he passed away in 2012, but was unable to stay the night "to talk".
One of the worst nights for RAF bombers over France and Germany was on June 8, 1944, two days after D-Day, when bombers from 514 Squadron Lancasters were shot down over France while on a large RAF bombing raid on Germany and Paris.
Dannevirke's bomber pilot Phil Lamason, on his 45th mission, was one of those shot down and the strong bond between the Ydiers, the Lamasons and their friends was evident in the emotional reunion on Monday.
"That night 32 aircraft were shot down over France and 45 airmen killed and from 15 Squadron six planes were shot down, including the one piloted by Dannevirke's Phil, which went down at approximately 1.30am while he was flying at 9000 feet," Francois said.
"The bombers were crossing a forest near the village when they were shot down."
Mr Lamason, who died in 2012 aged 95, flew Stirling, Lancaster and Wellington bombers in World War II and then went on to save the lives of 168 airmen who were incarcerated with him in the notorious Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany.
For Francois being taken to the crash site as a small boy of just two-and-a-half by his father after VE Day and seeing the wreckage left an indelible mark on his life.
From then on aviation was in his blood and as soon as he was able, he obtained his pilot's licence.
"I worked for 10 years in aviation as a test pilot, then went to Supacro University, before working in the French aerospace industry, including on the Concorde programme," said.
"I ended up with two qualifications, pilot and engineer and redesigned the landing gear of the Concorde, but flying was my passion."
The night Mr Lamason's Lancaster was downed, the same German flying ace shot down two other British aircraft.
"Phil's plane broke in two and it was the worst night for the RAF in the war," Dannevirke's Mike Harold said.
The Boy and the Bomber tells of the profound effect the downed bombers had on Francois' community. In his retirement he traced the people whose lives were inextricably linked through the event and its aftermath, putting together the individual stories of seven airmen and those on the ground, including local members of the famous Comet Line, who tried to help the survivors, including Mr Lamason, evade the clutches of the occupying German troops and the Gestapo.
Now Central Hawke's Bay author Hilary Pederson is putting the finishing touches to a book on Mr Lamason, with the galley proofs of all but two chapters ready.
It is a remarkable read and Mr Harold, one of a group of people who have come together to promote Mr Lamason's heroism, met with Francois on Monday.
"People are digging to find real stories and those in Francois' book just roll off the pages," he said.
"Learning more about those people in the French resistance from Francois has been very informative. They were very brave people who helped the bomber crews, including Phil."
The Boy and the Bomber is a moving story which tells of the incredible heroism and fortitude in terrible conditions and Mr Harold said it is an intriguing story which overlaps the story being told of Mr Lamason.
"Francois' was a four year passion to research his book," Mr Harold said. "He is marvellous. He has taken us on Phil's journey and it has been a lifetime commitment for him to write his book. From a young age he was destined to tell this story and it's this story which has brought Francois to the bottom of the world and we're very grateful to him."
Francois said everyone he knows is proud to belong to the "Lancaster families".
"It was a real chance to find out what we did because not many people had all the information to link the facts. I couldn't access military archives which are only available to families and next-of-kin and so, without meeting people, I couldn't get that information. I was lucky."
The book on Phil Lamason is due to be launched in October.