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.

Curtiss P-40E Taking Shape at Pioneer Aero Ltd.

April 5, 2019 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 1

Pioneer Aero Ltd. has had an extremely productive beginning to 2019 from their base at Ardmore Airport near Auckland, New Zealand. As we noted in late February, they successfully flew Jerry Yagen’s Bell P-39F Airacobra […]

‘T-28 Trojan Phlyers’ Select Trig for 2020 ADS-B

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

Press Release: The unmistakable and distinctive growl of the North American T-28 Trojan is a favourite sound and sight at air shows. The Trojan Phlyers Flight Demonstration Team is proudly keeping this famous aircraft in flight. […]

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

April 3, 2019 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

WarbirdsNews has just received the March, 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 […]

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U.S. Air Force Museum: D-Day 75th Anniversary Plans

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

AIR FORCE’S NATIONAL MUSEUM TO COMMEMORATE 75th ANNIVERSARY OF D-DAY WITH EVENTS IN MAY AND JUNE Press Release: DAYTON, Ohio – On June 6, 1944, D-Day – the largest amphibious assault in history – took […]

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Thunder Over Michigan Adds Twelfth Corsair

March 29, 2019 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

An even dozen Corsairs are now due to attend the Yankee Air Museum’s Thunder Over Michigan Air Show over the weekend of August 3/4 following news from the air show coordinator, Mike Luther, that the […]

Lopes Hope 3rd – A Restoration Retrospective

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

Chuck Cravens recently submitted a fascinating retrospective featuring the recent restoration at AirCorps Aviation in Bemidji, Minnesota of the Dakota Territory Air Museum’s P-51C Mustang Lope’s Hope 3rd, dedicated to the life of the legendary […]

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Doc’s Friends Announces Initial 2019 Tour List

March 26, 2019 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

The following is a recent press release from Doc’s Friends announcing the initial air show tour schedule for their restored Boeing B-29 Superfortress known as Doc. Doc’s Friends has announced a partial 2019 tour schedule […]

B-29 Doc Completes First Flight After Winter Maintenance

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

Today the Boeing B-29 Superfortress known as Doc made her first flight of the year following winter maintenance at her home base in Wichita, Kansas. Doc’s Friends, the umbrella organization responsible for the aircraft made […]

Destination Moon Exhibit Opening April 13th at Museum of Flight

March 21, 2019 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 1

As most readers will be aware, July 16th – 24th, 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, the first landing of human beings on the lunar surface. As such, many aviation museums […]

Former RAAF Lockheed Neptune Flying Again Downunder

March 14, 2019 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 1

Probably overshadowed by yesterday’s revelations about the discovery of the sunken wreck of the U.S.S. Wasp, comes news from Australia that the Historical Aircraft Restoration Society (HARS) has successfully re-flown one of their four Lockheed P2V […]