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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Fairey Firefly TT.1 at the Fleet Air Arm Museum

November 20, 2019 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

The Fairey Firefly was one of WWII’s unsung aircraft, appearing perhaps too late to have a real impact on the Royal Navy’s efforts in the Pacific Theatre. That being said, it did serve as the […]

Close Encounters of the TBM Kind

November 18, 2019 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

With the passing of the legendary Wilson “Connie” Edwards earlier this year, the remnants of his once vast vintage military aircraft collection have gradually been finding new homes. While readers will be well aware of […]

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Lancaster NX611 ‘Just Jane’ – November 2019 Restoration Update

November 14, 2019 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. […]

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RAAF Curtiss P-40N Kittyhawk A29-446 – A Dream in Progress

November 11, 2019 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

For those amongst us with an avid interest in vintage military aircraft, there can be few who haven’t at least secretly harbored a long-held dream to be more than just a bystander; to actively take […]

Museum of Flight – New Online Access to Rocketry Archives

November 6, 2019 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

In our youth, many among us surely experimented with model rockets, building and launching them, and staring up in wonder as they shot up into the sky, and (hopefully) came back down to earth safely […]

The People’s Mosquito – Fuselage Molds Begin to Take Shape

November 5, 2019 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 7

We have been following the efforts of the People’s Mosquito for the past few years as the group has steadily made headway on their plans to build an airworthy de Havilland Mosquito in the UK. This […]

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RAF Museum Conservation Center Open House – Nov.11th – 16th

November 4, 2019 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

The Royal Air Force Museum’s Michael Beetham Conservation Centre at RAF Museum Cosford in Shropshire, England will be holding an open house during the week of November 11th through 16th. The facility, which is the […]

Curtiss Kittyhawk to Fire Main Armament at Warbirds Over Wanaka 2020

October 31, 2019 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Airworthy WWII aircraft fitted with their original, and functional, machine guns are indeed a rarity, with just a handful having this capability worldwide. While there are plenty of sensible reasons why it doesn’t happen too […]

Dakota Territory Air Museum’s P-47 Update – September/October, 2019

October 30, 2019 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Warbird Digest has just received the September/October, 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 […]

Steadfast Reno Racer to Take Part in Warbirds Over Wanaka Air Show

October 28, 2019 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

The team organizing the world-renowned Warbirds Over Wanaka biannual air show in Wanaka, New Zealand has just announced that the former Reno air racing Yakovlev Yak-3 known as Steadfast will be joining the lineup at […]