Retro 51 IWM Spitfire N3200 Rollerball / Ballpoint

The Spitfire Mark 1a N3200 was built in 1939 and assigned to the 19th Squadron RAF Duxford in April 1940.

During the Dunkirk evacuation, codenamed 'Operation Dynamo', Squadron Leader Geoffrey Stephenson piloted the Spitfire N3200 from Duxford on his first and only operation, shooting down a Stuka before being shot down himself.

He crashed on a beach near Calais and was captured and remained a prisoner until the end of the war.

His Spitfire sank beneath the sand and was recovered in 1986 after strong currents brought it to light forty-five years later.

Dr. Thomas Kaplan and Simon Marsh bought the aircraft in 2000 and restored it.

In 2015 it was generously donated to the Imperial War Museums where the Mark 1a fighter plane can be seen flying again.

The Retro 51 Tornado Pen can easily be converted from rollerball to ballpoint by changing the refill. The Retro 51 Tornado pens use a Retro 51 rollerball refill (included) or standard international ballpoint refill.

Retro 51 abides by the motto that "Life is too short to carry an ugly pen!" The company is based in Dallas, Texas, and produces fashionable gift items that combine modern design with vintage quality.