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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Westland Lysander News

January 8, 2020 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Vintage Wings of Canada has had their rare Westland Lysander Mk.IIIa (RCAF 2364) up for sale for a while now with Platinum Fighter Sales, and many Canadians feared she might depart for foreign shores, as […]

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Birdcage Corsair Downunder – January 2020 Restoration Update

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

It has been some time since we did an update on the restoration of Bob Jarrett’s Vought F4U-1 Corsair Bu.02270 at Parafield Airport, near Adelaide, Australia. As readers will know from our previous articles, this […]

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Lancaster NX611 ‘Just Jane’ – December 2019 Restoration Update Part 2

January 3, 2020 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. […]

Historic Flight Foundation – New Museum Space Opens

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

While John Session’s Historic Flight Foundation has been in operation since the early 2000s, and has maintained a fleet of significant vintage aircraft in flying condition within a hangar at Paine Field, in Everett, Washington, […]

Dakota Territory Air Museum’s P-47 Update – December, 2019

December 27, 2019 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Warbird Digest has just received the December, 2019 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 […]

WWII 75th Anniversary Celebrations – Huge Plans For EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2020

December 24, 2019 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — (December 19, 2019) — EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2020 will feature expanded warbird flying activities as the annual Experimental Aircraft Association fly-in convention commemorates the 75th anniversary of the end […]