Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor)

About Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor)

Richard Mallory Allnutt's aviation passion ignited at the 1974 Farnborough Airshow. Raised in 1970s Britain, he was immersed in WWII aviation lore. Moving to Washington DC, he frequented the Smithsonian’s National Air & Space Museum, meeting aviation legends.

After grad school, Richard worked for Lockheed-Martin but stayed devoted to aviation, volunteering at museums and honing his photography skills. In 2013, he became the founding editor of Warbirds News, now Vintage Aviation News. With around 800 articles written, he focuses on supporting grassroots aviation groups.

Richard values the connections made in the aviation community and is proud to help grow Vintage Aviation News.

Golden Age Air Museum – The Fokker Scourge

September 22, 2022 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

The Fokker Scourge – Golden Age Air Museum Air Show by Aaron Haase The Golden Age Air Museum held their annual, vintage style air show during the Labor Day Weekend. The museum’s home, a small grass […]

Military Aviation Museum – Tanks & Tracks Oct.1/2 – Last Call for Advance Tickets

September 20, 2022 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Historic WWII tanks will roll out at the Military Aviation Museum in Pungo, Virginia on October 1st and 2nd, so be sure to plan your visit so you can get an up close and personal look at […]

Dakota Territory Air Museum – P-47D Restoration Update – August/September 2022

September 18, 2022 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Vintage Aviation News has received the August/September, 2022 report from Chuck Cravens concerning the restoration of the Dakota Territory Air Museum’s P-47D Thunderbolt 42-27609 at AirCorps Aviation in Bemidji, Minnesota. We thought our readers would be very interested to […]

GHOSTS – Phil Makanna’s Legendary Warbird Calendars Are Ready for 2023!

September 11, 2022 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 2

by Richard Mallory Allnutt It is doubtful that anyone with even the vaguest interest in vintage military aircraft could fail to have seen or been moved by the work of the legendary aerial photographer Philip […]

de Havilland Moth Club Fly-in at Bicester, UK

September 2, 2022 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 1

by Nigel Hitchman The de Havilland Moth Club held a fly-in event at a historic airfield in Bicester on Thursday August 18th, 2022. It was a great success with around fifty aircraft, mostly de Havilland in […]

Supermarine Spitfire Mk.I X4009 – Restoration Update – August, 2022

August 29, 2022 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

by John Parker Hunter Fighter Collection Incorporated, a registered not-for-profit charity based at Scone, NSW, Australia has commenced its most ambitious project yet – the restoration to airworthy status of Supermarine Spitfire Mk.I X4009, a […]

Lancaster NX611 ‘Just Jane’ – Restoration Update 174

August 29, 2022 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 2

As most of our readers will know, Avro Lancaster B.VII NX611 Just Jane is under restoration to airworthy condition with the Lincoln Aviation Heritage Center at former RAF East Kirkby in Lincolnshire, England. The group has made magnificent progress, […]

American Airpower Museum North American AT 6D Texan

American Airpower Museum – Wings, Wheels & Warbirds Event – 3 Sept. 2022

August 26, 2022 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Farmingdale, NY, August 16, 2022 — The American Airpower Museum (AAM) is proud to announce its “History in Motion with Wings, Wheels and Warbirds” spectacular on Labor Day Weekend, Saturday, September 3rd, from 10:30 a.m. […]

Dakota Territory Air Museum’s P-47 Update – July/August, 2022

August 24, 2022 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 3

We have just received the July/August, 2022 report from Chuck Cravens concerning the restoration of the Dakota Territory Air Museum’s P-47D Thunderbolt 42-27609 at AirCorps Aviation in Bemidji, Minnesota. We thought our readers would be very interested to see […]

RAF Museum Vickers Wellington – Conservation Update – August, 2022

August 22, 2022 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 4

As many readers will remember, Vickers Wellington T.Mk.X MF628 has been in the care of the Michael Beetham Conservation Center at RAF Museum Midlands (formerly RAF Museum Cosford) for several years now. A team of […]