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60th anniversary of the RR Griffon? Um...
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Not sure why they say this, unless they assume the Griffon was only fitted to the Shack.
The Spitfire Mk XII first flew with the Griffon in 1943, and I believe the first flight of the Griffon would have been the previous year, fitted to the Spitfire Mk III (a one-off used as an engine testbed).
So its amazing this engine was still in service in 1991.