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.

The EAA’s Rare B-25H Mitchell Takes to the Skies

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

Following an in-depth, nearly five year restoration effort, the Experimental Aircraft Association’s rare H-model B-25 Mitchell medium bomber took to the skies again on April 20th in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The aircraft, USAAF serial 43-4432, is painted […]

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Naval History & Heritage Command Revives Trade & Exchange Policy

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

The Secretary of the Navy has issued a policy change in the last few days which has potentially seismic implications regarding the recovery, preservation and trade of former U.S. Navy and Marine Corps aircraft. In a […]

Werribee B-24 Liberator Memorial Australia – Open House – May 5th

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

Tucked away in a WWII vintage hangar in Werribee, near Melbourne, Australia is one of the vintage military aviation world’s most significant restoration projects, the sole-surviving former Royal Australian Air Force Consolidated Liberator. As we […]

PJ Aviation’s Pristine, Fully-Restored, Combat Veteran CCF Harvard Mk.IV

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

PJ Aviation, a provider of aviation brokerage, acquisition, marketing and consulting services, is pleased to announce the availability for purchase of a Canadian-built Harvard Mk.IV. The aircraft has a remarkable service history, and has just completed […]

Yankee Air Museum Seeks Information on B-24J Known as Michigan

April 22, 2019 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 1

April 22, 2019— The Yankee Air Museum in Ypsilanti, Michigan is actively seeking first person accounts from airmen whom served on a B-24 Liberator bomber nicknamed Michigan which flew in the Pacific Theatre during WWII. This […]

Hawker Typhoon Mk.IB RB396 – Restoration Fund Raiser

April 19, 2019 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 1

Although initially hindered by structural issues and a temperamental powerplant, the Hawker Typhoon, once it matured, became one of the most effective low-level interceptors and ground attack aircraft of WWII. More than three thousand of […]

Fennec Rising – The First Production T-28S Fennec is Flying Again!

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

The North American T-28 Trojan is one of military aviation’s truly great aircraft, both in terms of its function as originally designed, training young military pilots to fly high performance aircraft, and for its versatility; […]

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Tour Aboard Hawker Siddeley Nimrod R.1 at RAF Museum Cosford

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

RAF Museum Cosford in Shropshire, England is opening up one of their rare electronics surveillance aircraft to the public for a limited time starting today. Take a tour of the Hawker Siddeley Nimrod R.1, one […]

Thirteenth Corsair Added to Thunder Over Michigan Lineup!!!

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

Vintage Wings of Canada’s Goodyear-built FG-1D Corsair makes it thirteen, a baker’s dozen of Corsairs which will now be attending the Yankee Air Museum’s Thunder Over Michigan Air Show over the weekend of August 3/4 […]

Warbirds Over Wanaka 2020 Adds Formation Teams to Lineup

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

New Zealand’s two premier civilian formation flying teams have confirmed they will be performing at next year’s Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow. One year out the New Zealand Warbirds Association’s ‘Roaring Forties’ Harvard display team […]