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.

USS Wasp CV 7 entering Hampton Roads on 26 May 1942

Paul G. Allen Expedition Discovers the Sunken USS Wasp and Her Aircraft

March 13, 2019 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 2

Unbeknownst to almost all us at the time we reported the discovery last month of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier U.S.S. Hornet (CV 8) on the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, the team aboard the late […]

B-29 Doc Hangar and Education Center Open to Public Beginning March 12th

March 12, 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 just announced the formal operating hours for their newly-opened B-29 Doc Hangar and Education Center at Eisenhower […]

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CAF Bell P-63F Kingcobra Re-emerges in Fresh Livery

March 9, 2019 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 2

Following on from our report concerning the first flight of Bell P-39F Airacobra 41-2175 a few weeks ago, comes news of another of Bell’s mid-engined fighters re-emerging from refurbishment. The Commemorative Air Force’s (CAF) unique Bell P-63F […]

Public Meeting on US Navy Aircraft Trade and Exchange Program – March 12th, 2019

March 8, 2019 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

The Director of the U.S. Navy’s National History and Heritage Command has announced a public meeting concerning the Navy’s Trade and Exchange Program which will take place on March 12th at the National Naval Aviation […]

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Planes of Fame Air Show: May 4-5, 2019

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

The Planes of Fame Air Museum, one of the oldest, largest and finest aviation museums in the world is set to hold their annual air show over the weekend of May 4th/5th at their base […]

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Thunder Over Michigan Adds 11th Corsair to Lineup!!!

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

Following on from our article on February 22, we can now report that the Yankee Air Museum has been able to secure the addition of an eleventh Corsair to their air show line up for […]

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CAF Groundbreaking Ceremony for Henry B. Tippie National Aviation Education Center

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

The Commemorative Air Force held a groundbreaking ceremony at the site for their National Education Center at Dallas Executive Airport in Dallas, Texas on March 1st, and made the following press release to announce the […]

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‘TONKA’ Farewell – Panavia Tornado Bowing Out of RAF Service

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

Tornado Farewell Tour based upon words and images by George Land After forty years of stalwart service, Britain’s Royal Air Force is due to retire the last of their Panavia Tornados at the end of […]

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

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

WarbirdsNews has just received the February, 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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Bell P-39F Airacobra 41-2175 Flies!!!

February 26, 2019 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 2

Well, the news we were hoping for has arrived. Jerry Yagen’s Bell P-39F Airacobra 41-2175 under restoration for the past few years at Pioneer Aero Ltd. in Ardmore, New Zealand has successfully flown for the first […]