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Old December 15th, 2005, 04:13 PM
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The firm's plant in Hillingdon, on Glasgow's south side, is to close. It opened in 1940 producing Spitfire & Hurricane engines.

End of an era for Rolls-Royce plant

And this Griffon engine was one of their products.

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