Random thought that popped into my head but would an Avro Lincoln heavy bomber be able to carry and drop a Fat Man or Little Boy type nuclear bomb? Doing a quick search, comparing a B-29 which was the type that dropped them against the Lincoln they seem to be fairly comparable - the B-29 being slightly better in a lot of the specifications such as able to go 1,350 feet higher and 38 miles per hour faster at maximum speed. Would that be enough to clear the blast area? Payload-wise the weight seems fine but I'm having trouble finding a reliable source for the bomb bay dimensions, the Enola Gay was also apparently modified for the mission. There are of course a number of other factors so thought I'd see if anyone around here might have an idea.
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