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.

American Airpower Museum Hosting WWII Veteran Reunion on December 4th, 2021

November 25, 2021 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

On Saturday, December 4th, 2021, nine WWII veterans, their guardians, families and Honor Flight officials, will attend a public reunion at the American Airpower Museum (AAM) in Farmingdale, New York. The event, taking place between 11:00 am and 1:00 […]

Ex-Burmese Spitfire Arrives for Restoration at Biggin Hill Heritage Hangar

November 15, 2021 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Back in 2012, the warbird world was upended by the dizzying possibility that up to 140 intact Supermarine Spitfires would emerge “in their shipping crates” from their supposed WWII-era burial ground near the former RAF […]

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FIAT CR.42 Restoration Update – November 2021

November 11, 2021 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

The Fighter Collection (TFC) has been making visible progress on the restoration of their ultra-rare Fiat CR.42 Falco in recent days at Duxford Aerodrome near Cambridge, England. The organization’s technicians temporarily dismounted the fighter’s Fiat […]

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Combat Veteran P-40E Makes Her First Flight in New Zealand!

November 11, 2021 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 2

A couple of weeks ago, we reported that Pioneer Aero Ltd. had completed the restoration of Claudio Coltri’s Curtiss P-40E Warhawk (41-13570). While the selected test pilot, Frank Parker, had performed some taxi trials, Pioneer had […]

Hawker Typhoon RB396 – Restoration Update Fall 2021

November 10, 2021 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

It has been a while since our last update on progress with the Hawker Typhoon Preservation Group’s restoration of Hawker Typhoon Mk.Ib RB396 in Britain, but a lot has occurred in the interim, especially with […]

Dakota Territory Air Museum – P-47D Restoration Update – August/September 2021

November 5, 2021 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Warbird Digest has received the August/September, 2021 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 […]

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RAF Museum Vickers Wellington Mk.X: Conservation Update – November, 2021

November 4, 2021 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

The Royal Air Force Museum’s ultra-rare Vickers Wellington T.Mk.X (MF628) is nearing the conclusion of its decade-long refurbishment at the organization’s Michael Beetham Conservation Center in Cosford, with the fuselage now beginning to receive its first […]

Farewell to the Flying Farmer, the Legendary Charlie Kulp

November 3, 2021 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 1

by Richard Mallory Allnutt The air show community lost one of its legendary performers on October 17th, with the passing of Charlie Kulp, aka Silas the Flying Farmer, at the grand age of 96. Charlie was […]

Berlin Airlift Historical Foundation – C-54 ‘Spirit of Freedom’ Reborn

November 1, 2021 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Following the devastating damage which a tornado inflicted upon the Berlin Airlift Historical Foundation’s (BAHF) long-serving Douglas C-54E Skymaster Spirit of Freedom in Walterboro, South Carolina during April, 2020, one could be forgiven for wondering whether the organization […]

Sea Harrier FA.2 Taxiing Under Its Own Power in the UK

October 27, 2021 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 1

The internet was abuzz a couple of weeks ago with a video featuring a former Royal Navy BAe Sea Harrier taxiing around an airfield under its own power. While witnessing such a scene would not […]