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Forward skirt and forward handling ring.

Refer to the Apollo Maniacs S-IC page, "Pos IIII View (+Y)" image.

Some of the items to note (the links below point to more detailed pictures on this site):

• The oxidizer vent (the white circle near the top of the booster, in the black-painted area).
• The ODOP antenna (the white, flat rectangle).
• A telemetry antenna (what appears to be a stand-off just above the top strand of barbed wire).