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Walk-around of the LOX fill/drain fitting.

Picture 3 of 3.

I believe that the screen on the end of the center fitting was added when the stage was displayed outdoors and would not be present for flight stages.

I was surprised to see in launch videos (e.g., video 1, video 2) that, unlike the liquid hydrogen fill/drain fitting, the LOX fill/drain fitting had no aerodynamic fairing.

 
Saturn V S-II (Second) Stage (Davidson Center) LOX fill/drain umbilical connection at U.S. Space and Rocket Center
Time picture taken Sat Jun 9 13:32:50 2012
Location picture taken Saturn V Hall
Davidson Center for Space Exploration
U.S. Space & Rocket Center
Huntsville, AL
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