On further thought, if not a Lincoln, then possibly one of the last Lancasters - not taken out of service until 1956?
One of my early memories of the Lightning was when one came to a rain-soaked World Aerobatics Championships at RAF Hullavington. Flying had pretty well stopped, when out of the gloom came this roaring monster with its prominent reheat trails.
The beer tent emptied in an instant as the Lightning wired the crap out of the place in an epic, noisy low level display of power and manoeuvrability!
Great stuff. Rather more so than the 'Spirit of Misadventure' rubbish of 40 years later....