File:HMS Cottesmore off Gold Beach during on enemy positions 6June1944.jpeg
Summary
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| Description | Image from IWM library showing Hunt Class Destroyer HMS Cottesmore L78 firing on enemy positions in support of landings on Gold Beach |
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| Author or copyright owner |
IWM |
| Source (WP:NFCC#4) | https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205119858 |
| Date of publication | Unknown |
| Use in article (WP:NFCC#7) | HMS Cottesmore (L78) |
| Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8) | To support encyclopedic discussion of this work in this article. The illustration is specifically needed to support the following point(s): Vessel’s involvement in Operation Neptune and proximity to French coast during landings. |
| Not replaceable with free media because (WP:NFCC#1) |
n.a. |
| Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3) | Only photo available of vessel in action |
| Respect for commercial opportunities (WP:NFCC#2) |
n.a. |
| Other information |  Aside from the claim that this file qualifies for use without permission under fair use, this file is also available under a license that permits educational, personal, or otherwise non-commercial use only. Files available under such terms do not meet the definition of Free Cultural Works as adopted by the Wikimedia Foundation, and are therefore considered non-free on Wikipedia and may only be used under Wikipedia's non-free content policy. This tag must only be used with a non-free license tag and a valid fair use rationale as required by policy. |
| Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of HMS Cottesmore (L78)//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:HMS_Cottesmore_off_Gold_Beach_during_on_enemy_positions_6June1944.jpegtrue | |
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