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.

B17G Flying Fortress Duxford Airshow 2012

B-17G Flying Fortress “Sally B” – Temporarily Suspending Operations

April 6, 2020 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

While we have seen a plethora of similar announcements from around the warbird world in recent weeks, we thought the recent announcement from Elly Sallingboe concerning the status of Britain’s only airworthy Flying Fortress, B-17G 44-85784, […]

Hawker Typhoon Mk.IB RB396 – Final Wartime Flight Anniversary

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

We have published several reports about the Hawker Typhoon Preservation Group over the past couple of years, and their valiant efforts to resurrect Hawker Typhoon Mk.IB RB396. At their direction, the world-class restoration shop, Airframe Assemblies, […]

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

April 1, 2020 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Warbird Digest has just received the March, 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 […]