REPUBLIC P-47D "THUNDERBOLT" - 1944

Description

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. (Scale : 1/72e)