Three coins that were recovered from the Widdenton Park Woods crash site of Lancaster RF150. These include a sixpenny piece, a half crown and a Canadian 5 cent piece. Note the severe damage to the sixpence across the centre of the coin, the nick on the edge of the half crown and a relatively unscathed 5 cent piece 

Part of a large collection of artefacts, documents and photos relating to this crew and aircraft in our Buckinghamshire related Heritage Collection.

Joseph Watson was killed along the other six members of his crew when the Avro Lancaster he was flying, Lancaster I, serial RF150 coded QB-W from No. 424 (Tiger Squadron) R.C.A.F., crashed at Widdenton Park Woods at Lane End, near High Wycombe Bucks, returning from a raid on the Leuna synthetic oil refinery, Merseburg, Germany 6th March 1945.

Gallery photos: Views of coins front and back