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.

Betsys Biscuit Bomber fueling up in Greenland

D-Day Squadron Update – Day 5 – May 23, 2019

May 23, 2019 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

It has been a busy day for most of the flight crews in the D-Day Squadron. As of 9:00 am EST, Betsy’s Biscuit Bomber and Pan Am are both in the air heading for Reykjavik, Iceland […]

D-Day Squadron Update – Clipper Tabitha May Arrives Duxford – Others Depart Goose Bay

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

Clipper Tabitha May was the first of the fifteen Douglas transports that make up the D-Day Squadron to arrive in Duxford, England yesterday afternoon. The magnificent aircraft, resplendent in her vintage Pan American World Airways […]

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D-Day Squadron On The Way to Europe

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

The last week has seen a flurry of activity with the D-Day Squadron as crews prepared for the final push to get their Douglas transport planes to Europe to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the […]

D-Day Squadron Flypast Over Washington, DC

May 17, 2019 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

As the D-Day Squadron gathers their Douglas C-47s in Oxford, Connecticut in preparation for their imminent departure to Europe and the 75th Anniversary celebrations for D-Day this June, we thought it might be interesting for […]

Joint Base Andrews Air & Space Expo – Air Show Report

May 15, 2019 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

The Sights and Sounds of Freedom By A. Kevin Grantham Joint Base Andrews held their bi-annual AIR & SPACE EXPO over the May 10-12 weekend. This year was somewhat unusual as the show featured aerial […]

D-Day Squadron C-47s in Washington DC Area to Celebrate Overlord 75th

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

On Thursday May 9th, three of the anticipated six C-47s from the D-Day Squadron were on hand at Frederick Municipal Airport in Frederick, Maryland in preparation for the formation flyover of Washington, DC and Arlington […]

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NWOC Announces Warbirds “20 Under 40” Program

May 9, 2019 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 1

One of the principal reasons we do what we do here at Warbird Digest is to promote the engagement of younger generations in the Warbird Community. The Warbirds “20 Under 40” program initiated by the […]

FHCAM’s Me 262 Warpaint Unveiled

May 8, 2019 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 1

Today, in an exclusive for Warbird Digest Magazine, we can reveal the paint scheme and new photographs of the the Flying Heritage and Combat Armor Museum’s Messerschmitt Me 262 (wk.nr. 500453), which is moving ever-closer […]

B-29 Superfortress ‘Doc’ To Offer Rides at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2019

May 7, 2019 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Doc’s Friends, the organization responsible for restoring, maintaining and operating the Boeing B-29 Superfortress known as Doc has recently announced that the vintage WWII heavy bomber will be operating out of Appleton, Wisconsin during EAA […]

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

May 5, 2019 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

WarbirdsNews has just received the April, 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 […]