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.

Curtiss P-40E Warhawk Restoration Complete in New Zealand

October 26, 2021 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

It has been just over a year since our last report on restoration progress with Claudio Coltri’s combat-veteran Curtiss P-40E Warhawk (41-13570), which has been under rebuild at Pioneer Aero Ltd. in Ardmore, New Zealand […]

GHOSTS – Phil Makanna’s Legendary Warbird Calendars are Back!

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

by Richard Mallory Allnutt For the past forty-some years, 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 […]

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Lancaster NX611 ‘Just Jane’ – Restoration Update 151

October 21, 2021 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 2

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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Vought F4U-1 ‘Birdcage’ Corsair – Restoration Update – October, 2021

October 19, 2021 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 3

Over the past couple of years, we have been following the restoration of an extremely rare ‘birdcage’ variant of the Vought F4U-1 Corsair (BuNo.02449) undergoing restoration to flying condition at Vultures Row Aviation in Cameron Park, […]

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Grumman A-6E Intruder Arrives at Hickory Aviation Museum

October 18, 2021 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

The Hickory Aviation Museum in Hickory, North Carolina took delivery of a Grumman A-6E Intruder (BuNo.155629) on October 1st. A team of their volunteers had ventured up to Rhode Island over the previous week to […]

America Airpower Museum’s Haunted Hangar Halloween Party – A Child-Safe Place to Spend Halloween

October 17, 2021 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Considering all we have been through these past eighteen months or so, it is good to see some semblance of normality returning, and especially for us in the aviation community. This is why it is […]

Air Zoo to Celebrate Completion of SBD-2P Dauntless Restoration

October 14, 2021 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Back in June, we reported that the Air Zoo Aerospace and Science Museum in Kalamazoo, Michigan was working hard to complete the static restoration of a unique Douglas SBD-2P Dauntless. They needed to have the aircraft […]

Flyable CF-104 Starfighter for Sale

October 12, 2021 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 2

Of all the supersonic interceptors which emerged during the 1950s, it is doubtful that any are as charismatic nor more futuristic-looking than the iconic Lockheed F-104 Starfighter. It is easily one of the most elegant […]

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

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

Warbird Digest has received the July/August, 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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Imperial War Museum – Battle of Britain Air Show Report

October 7, 2021 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 2

The Imperial War Museum’s Battle of Britain Air Show by George Land Over the weekend of September 18th/19th the Imperial War Museum at staged a Battle of Britain air show at their facility in Duxford, […]