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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.

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Indian Air Force Dakota to Fly in the UK

April 5, 2014 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Based upon a report by Geoff Jones for WarbirdsNews: The Indian Air Force Vintage Flight is in the beginning stages of assembling a fleet of vintage aircraft to serve in India as a tribute to […]

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Palm Springs Air Museum Mustang Restoration Gets a Boost

April 5, 2014 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

The Palm Springs Air Museum is currently working hard to return several of their iconic aircraft back to flying condition. One of these aircraft, North American P-51D Mustang serial 44-74908, is deep inside the restoration […]

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Boeing Will Donate $30 Million to National Air and Space Museum

April 3, 2014 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

WarbirdsNews has just learned about a massive financial donation by the Boeing Corporation to the National Air & Space Museum. The aerospace manufacturer has just gifted the museum US$30 million, and some of these funds […]

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XP-82 Twin Mustang Restoration – March 2014 Update

April 3, 2014 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 9

WarbirdsNews has received the latest update from Tom Reilly on the XP-82 Twin Mustang under restoration in his workshop in Douglas, Georgia. We thought you’d like to see what they’ve been up to! Click the […]

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Help Save RAF Phantom XV582 ‘Black Mike’ from Scrapping

April 2, 2014 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 10

WarbirdsNews believes strongly in championing the preservation of vintage aircraft whenever possible, and has learned of a historic RAF McDonnell Douglas Phantom II nicknamed “Black Mike” which needs our support. There is an organization in […]

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Dakotair Takes Delivery of Their First Douglas Dakota

April 1, 2014 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 9

The RAF Transport Command Memorial is dedicated to keeping the history of RAF Transport Command alive and relevant. As such, the team formed Dakotair Ltd. to acquire a Douglas Dakota and certify it for carrying […]

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Spitfire Mk.Ia N3200 Flies Again

March 31, 2014 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 12

As reported on March 26, 2014 via Global Aviation Resource, Historic Flying Ltd. in Duxford, England successfully test flew the latest masterpiece to emerge from their workshops; Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Ia N3200. There are now four airworthy […]

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Helldiver Regains Her Wings

March 25, 2014 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 12

The National Air & Space Museum is hard at work preparing their rare Curtiss SB2C Helldiver for display. The restoration team re-attached the freshly painted wings this past Sunday in the Mary Baker Engen Restoration […]

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Help the Yankee Air Museum Save the Willow Run Bomber Plant!

March 22, 2014 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 2

As many WarbirdsNews readers will know from our previous articles, the Yankee Air Museum is hard at work raising the funds to help save part of the Willow Run Bomber Plant to become their permanent […]

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Luke Air Force Base Open House – Air Show Report

March 21, 2014 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 2

Elena DePree reports for WarbirdsNews from Luke AFB in Glendale, Arizona on their recent Open House air show. As Thursday, March 13th dawned bright and clear, the jet noise got louder, and propellers started to […]

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