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Combat patrol of a Sri Lanka Air Force Regiment flight

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Non-free media information and use rationale true for Sri Lanka Air Force
Description	A photograph of an elite SLAF special forces unit
Source	Ministry of Defence/SLAF
Article	Sri Lanka Air Force
Portion used	Whole
Low resolution?	Yes
Purpose of use	To show readers of the force protection units of the Sri Lankan Air force.
Replaceable?	Impossible to replace with a free image since photography is prohibited in and around all Sri Lankan air bases (after the Bandaranaike Airport attack) and only photos that are from the media or the air force both copyrighted, but the later is for promotional use.
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Sri Lanka Air Force//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:SLAFR_2.jpgtrue

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More information Description, Source ...

Non-free media information and use rationale true for Sri Lanka Air Force Regiment
Description	A photograph of an elite SLAF special forces unit
Source	Ministry of Defence/SLAF
Article	Sri Lanka Air Force Regiment
Portion used	Whole
Low resolution?	Yes
Purpose of use	To show readers of the force protection units of the Sri Lanka Air Force Regiment
Replaceable?	Impossible to replace with a free image since photography is prohibited in and around all Sri Lankan air bases (after the Bandaranaike Airport attack) and only photos that are from the media or the air force both copyrighted, but the later is for promotional use.
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Sri Lanka Air Force Regiment//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:SLAFR_2.jpgtrue

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