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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Collings Foundation’s Grumman F6F Hellcat Flies!

July 16, 2019 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

The Collings Foundation’s combat-veteran Grumman F6F-3N Hellcat Bu.41476 made its first post restoration flight yesterday in New Smyrna Beach, Florida. Gary Norville’s American Aero Services brought the famed Grumman ‘cat back to life, as they […]

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July 10, 2019 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

It is amazing how far the vintage military aviation movement has progressed in the last twenty years. So many aircraft, once thought impossible to restore, have now made it back into the skies. And while […]

Temora Aviation Museum Gifts RAAF Eleven Airworthy Warbirds

July 9, 2019 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

In an unusual deal, the Temora Aviation Museum (TAM) has gifted the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) with the ownership of eleven airworthy warbirds from their collection. The deal will help secure the continued operation […]

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Hispano Buchon C4K.152 – First Post Restoration Flight!

July 2, 2019 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Hispano HA-1112-M1L Buchon C.4K-152 made her first post-restoration flight yesterday afternoon, less than a year after her refurbishment began with Air Leasing at Sywell Aerodrome near Northampton, England. Air Leasing’s principal, Richard Grace, was at […]

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‘Silver Spitfire’ Takes Flight

July 1, 2019 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Boultbee Flight Academy’s Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IX MJ271, aka the ‘Silver Spitfire’, has flown for the first time following her restoration with the Aircraft Restoration Company in Duxford, England. John Romain took the aircraft up for her […]

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RAF Museum Cosford: Spitfire, Hurricane and Lancaster fly in for Large Model Air Show

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

RAF Museum Press Release: A flypast from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, which will include a Spitfire, Hurricane and Lancaster, is set to wow crowds at the forthcoming Large Model Air Show taking place at […]

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Duxford Air Festival – Air Show Report

June 25, 2019 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Duxford Air Festival 2019 by George Land The Duxford Air Festival opened the 2019 air show season for Imperial War Museum Duxford over the weekend of May 25/26. The show’s organizers chose a line up […]

Doc’s Friends to Host C-47 ‘Betsy’s Biscuit Bomber’ at Open House June 29/30

June 22, 2019 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Doc’s Friends, the group which restored, maintains and operates the Boeing B-29 Superfortress known as Doc, has announced a special open house at their facility in Wichita, Kansas over the weekend of June 29/30. The […]

Dakota Territory Air Museum’s P-47 Update – May/June, 2019

June 21, 2019 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

WarbirdsNews has just received the May/June, 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 see […]

RAF Museum Cosford – Summer of Spitfire

June 19, 2019 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Royal Air Force Museum Cosford will launch its ‘Summer of Spitfire’ at the Armed Forces Weekend celebrations taking place on 29 and 30 June. Summer of Spitfire will feature a season of family activities centred around one […]