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.

C-53 Skytrooper ‘Beach City Baby’ – Fundraiser

February 28, 2022 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

As many readers are well aware, we have been following the restoration of combat veteran Douglas C-53 Skytrooper 41-20095, better known as Beach City Baby, for some years now. Jason Capra and his band of […]

Dakota Territory Air Museum – P-47D Restoration Update – December 2021/January 2022

February 27, 2022 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Restoration of the Dakota Territory Air Museum’s P-47D Thunderbolt 42-27609 is progressing well at AirCorps Aviation in Bemidji, Minnesota, as Chuck Cravens’ December 2021/January 2022 report reveals. We thought our readers would love to catch up on the latest details so, […]

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Doug Matthews’ F-86F Sabre Flies!

February 25, 2022 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

For the past few years, we have been following the efforts at Classic Fighters of America to return Doug Matthews’ North American Sabre to the sky at their facility in Titusville, Florida. Well that momentous first post-restoration flight […]

B-17G Flying Fortress ‘Thunderbird’ – Status Update – February 2022

February 15, 2022 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

B-17G Thunderbird Update: February 10, 2022 by Scott A. Thompson of Aero Vintage The Mid America Flight Museum’s B-17G (44-85718/N900RW), better known as Thunderbird, remains under heavy maintenance at the Erickson Aircraft Collection in Madras, Oregon. We […]

Lancaster NX611 ‘Just Jane’ – Restoration Update 161

February 9, 2022 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

As many of our readers will be well aware, 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. […]

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C-53 Skytrooper ‘Beach City Baby’ – February 2022 Restoration Update

February 6, 2022 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Over the past seven years, we have been following the remarkable efforts by Jason Capra and his team at Vintage Wings Inc. as they have resurrected a combat veteran Douglas C-53 Skytrooper from its then […]

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Lancaster NX611 ‘Just Jane’ – Restoration Update 158

January 24, 2022 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Dakota Territory Air Museum – P-47D Restoration Update – November/December 2021

January 21, 2022 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Restoration of the Dakota Territory Air Museum’s P-47D Thunderbolt 42-27609 is progressing well at AirCorps Aviation in Bemidji, Minnesota, as Chuck Cravens’ November/December, 2021 report reveals. We thought our readers would love to catch up on the latest details so, without […]

Gen Charles Edward McGee – Passing of a Legend

January 16, 2022 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

We have sad news to report today, as early this morning we lost Brigadier General Charles Edward McGee, one of the last surviving members of the Tuskegee Airmen, the legendary group of African American aviators […]

Col. Clarence E. “Bud” Anderson Celebrates his 100th Birthday Today!

January 13, 2022 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 13

Colonel Clarence “Bud” Anderson celebrated his 100th birthday today. He remains one of the United States Air Force’s most celebrated pilots and is perhaps most well known for his prowess over Europe during WWII, where […]