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.

Hawker Typhoon Mk.Ib RB396 – January 2021 Restoration Update

February 8, 2021 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Since our previous update last fall, the Hawker Typhoon Preservation Group has continued their hard work in both raising funds and coordinating the progress on the restoration of Hawker Typhoon Mk.Ib RB396. The rear fuselage […]

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AirCorps Aviation – North American Aviation Drawings Cache – Progress Update

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

It has been about a year since we reported on the major revelation that many thousand original North American Aviation manufacturing drawings survived destruction during the 1980s because one of their employees, Ken Jungeberg, saved […]

Thunderbird: Resurrection of a Legendary Racing Mustang

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

Over the past several years, aviation historian Chuck Cravens has brought us regular updates regarding ongoing restoration projects at AirCorps Aviation in Bemidji, Minnesota. Many of the aircraft involved have been for Warren Pietsch’s fabulous […]

Dakota Territory Air Museum’s P-47 Update – December, 2020

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

Warbird Digest has just received the December, 2020 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 […]

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Lancaster NX611 ‘Just Jane’ – Restoration Update 128

January 11, 2021 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. […]

C-53 Skytrooper “Beach City Baby” – Winter 2021 Restoration Update

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

Here is the latest update from Jason Capra on progress with the resurrection of Douglas C-53 Skytrooper, Beach City Baby, under restoration with Capra and his team at Vintage Wings Inc. in Franklin, Pennsylvania. If […]

Dakota Territory Air Museum’s P-47 Update – November, 2020

December 2, 2020 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Warbird Digest has just received the November, 2020 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 – Five Decades of Aviation Photography Magic

November 28, 2020 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

by Richard Mallory Allnutt Philip Makanna is one of the world’s finest and best known aviation photographers. Indeed it is hard to imagine anyone visiting this website who hasn’t owned one (or many) of his […]

Dakota Territory Air Museum’s P-47 Update – October, 2020

November 3, 2020 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Warbird Digest has just received the October, 2020 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 […]

Pilot Report: Mosquito Mashers!

October 19, 2020 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

On September 27, 2019, Warbird Digest was invited to fly with Allen Chorman & Son on a mosquito flight over the marshes of central Delaware. While en route to our target area, 41-year-old Jeff Chorman […]

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Scott Thompson’s B-17 Updates From Madras

Scott Thompson of AeroVintage recently shared an update on the AeroVintage website about two of the three B-17s currently at Madras, Oregon, with the Erickson Aircraft Collection. The post highlights ongoing wing restoration work on one aircraft and the start of disassembly on another. […]