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a04 (AS-501)_v_bw_o_n (NAA publicity photo, DBA 102067, A-114)

“APOLLO RECOVERY—Forward compartment of Apollo spacecraft command module shows main parachutes, drogue chutes and their containers, reaction control system engines (covered and ready for flight), and pilot mortar. Assembled and checked out at North American’s Space Division clean room, the spacecraft is shipped to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center for mating with the Saturn V launch vehicle.”

 

Based primarily on the NAA photo numbering when compared to other photos, and most features matching up quite well with those in the following photos, I think it's CM-017:

 

A superlative site btw:

www.americanspacecraft.com/pages/apollo/A-4.html

Credit: A Field Guide to American Spacecraft website

 

roundupreads.jsc.nasa.gov/images/imagefull-3139.png

 

Another good view:

 

roundupreads.jsc.nasa.gov/images/imagefull-3137.png

 

Above credit JSC 'Roundup Reads', at:

 

roundupreads.jsc.nasa.gov/pages.ashx/747/Rocketing

 

Also:

 

airandspace.si.edu/webimages/collections/full/A1970025400...

 

airandspace.si.edu/sites/default/files/images/collection-...

Credit: NASM website

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