Crowds gather to remember VJ Day

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Europe's largest one-off celebration to commemorate the 60th anniversary of VJ day has taken place in Oxfordshire with about 25,000 attending the event.

The Festival of Flight at Blenheim Palace had a four-hour air display by 40 planes including Sally B Flying Fortress and the Red Arrows.

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Commemorations are being held around the country to mark VJ Day, when Japan's surrender brought an end to the Second World War.

Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire is staging the largest event - a festival re-enacting the sights and sounds of 1940s Britain.

In Glasgow, thousands gathered for a parade while flypasts were held at RAF Kinloss and Wick airport in Caithness.

Veterans also met in Cardiff and Gwent in Wales to remember their comrades.

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