No nuclear bomb

Could you stage out of china?
???That would involve taking China first. It would be quicker (and possibly less costly in (Allied) lives to invade (or starve, then invade) Japan.

It looks like the fully loaded range for an Avro Lincoln was 1470 miles, while the distance from Iwo Jima to Tokyo is 758 miles.

So if the Lincoln flew loaded to Tokyo and empty back, it might make it....


Shanghai-Tokyo is 1142 mi, so would be out of range for a Lincoln.
 
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