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.

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Qantas Founders Museum – Major New Airpark Developments

February 27, 2020 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

While this story is slightly outside of our usual coverage, we feel that it offers potentially vital solutions for the longterm preservation of truly large aircraft such as four-engined airliners or military cargo planes. While […]

Wing Commander Guy Gibson VC – WWII Wings in Flypast

February 26, 2020 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

The Royal Air Force conducted a touching tribute to Wing Commander Guy Gibson VC on Friday January 24th. Flight Lieutenant Matt Brighty flew his 11 Squadron Eurofighter Typhoon from RAF Coningsby around the spires of nearby […]

Warbird Restorations

F-86F Sabre Rollout – First Engine Runs Imminent

February 23, 2020 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

On Wednesday, February 19th, Doug Matthews’ Classic Fighters of America rolled out their freshly-restored North American F-86F-30 Sabre (52-5116) into the Florida sunshine for the first time following its arduous, decade-long restoration effort. We have been […]

Supermarine Spitfires of 610 Squadron. Credit Ministry of Defence

Commemorate Battle of Britain 80 at the RAF Museum

February 21, 2020 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

2020 marks the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain, often referred to as ‘Britain’s finest hour’. This summer, the Royal Air Force Museum is inviting the country to remember this significant story of bravery, […]

Massive Trove of Original NAA Aircraft Drawings Saved!

February 18, 2020 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 7

Massive Trove of Original NAA Aircraft Drawings Saved! by Richard Mallory Allnutt (Editor) AirCorps Aviation of Bemidji, Minnesota has just announced that they have acquired a massive trove of original manufacturing drawings for North American […]

Art Nalls Hawker-Siddeley Harrier Fleet for Sale!

February 17, 2020 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 1

When it comes to operating modern combat aircraft as warbirds on the air show circuit, few believed it would ever become a reality, especially not for an aircraft as complex as the British Aerospace Sea […]

The People’s Mosquito – Latest News – February 2020 Update

February 13, 2020 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

We have been following the efforts of the People’s Mosquito for some years now. The group has steadily made headway on their efforts to build an airworthy de Havilland Mosquito for Britain. This is a grass-roots […]

Hail Columbia – Apollo 11 Capsule Coming Home to NASM

February 6, 2020 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 1

While only tangentially related to warbirds, it is hard to imagine that any of us weren’t keenly aware of the celebrations last year regarding the 50th anniversary of the first lunar landings made by the […]

RAF Museum STAAR Program

February 4, 2020 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

While this story from the Royal Air Force Museum is very much at the edge of our remit, we are deeply committed to helping younger generations get involved in aviation – and this program for […]

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

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

Warbird Digest has just received the January, 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 […]