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The last P-47D-5RE, serial 4-8702, was taken from the assembly line and modified by cutting down the razorback spine and fitting a bubble canopy in place of the original framed version. The new canopy had full 360 degree vision and a new flat armored windscreen. the fist production version of the bubbletop Thunderbolt was designated P-47D-25-RE.