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.

Death Came Knocking – The Price WWII Demanded From One City Neighborhood

November 28, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

With the Centenary for the end of the Great War, the war supposedly to end all wars, having just passed two weeks ago on November 11th, and with that same date 100 years ago chiseled […]

RAF Museum Cosford – Final 2018 Open Cockpit Event on December 7th

November 28, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Aviation fans will have the rare opportunity to take seat inside the cockpit of the Cold War era British Aircraft Corporation TSR2 and get a close look inside the unique WWII Junkers Ju 88R-1 night […]

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‘Lucky Thirteen’ – Another B-17 Flying Fortress Slowly Emerging From the Ashes

November 26, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

For the past decade, a vintage automobile restorer named Ray Moore has been following his singular passion for the Boeing B-17 bomber in Asheville, North Carolina. Moore has harnessed his expertise in precisely shaping metal […]

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Boschung Global Sells Unique, Two-Seat Messerschmitt Bf 109G-12

November 25, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Advertorial* Boschung Global Ltd (BGA), a provider of aviation brokerage, acquisition, marketing and consulting services, is pleased to announce the recent sale of an airworthy Messerschmitt Bf 109G-12 two seat trainer, a unique aircraft from […]

Project Recover – Bringing the MIAs Home

November 22, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

As millions of Americans sit down in celebration today for Thanksgiving dinner with family and friends, perhaps we should pause for a moment to remember those empty chairs around the table, the ones reserved for […]

Ilyushin Il-2 Shturmovik Recovery – Updated Story

November 21, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Back in August, we published a brief story covering the recent recovery of a remarkably intact Ilyushin Il-2 Shturmovik from a lake in present-day Russia. While we reported on the details as we knew them then, […]

Warbirds Over Monroe – Air Show Report

November 20, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Warbirds Over Monroe 2018 by Mosley Hardy The Show: Now in its eleventh year, the Warbirds Over Monroe airshow is a joint production by the non-profit Warriors & Warbirds group and the City of Monroe […]

Restoring the Yankee Air Museum’s Boeing B-52D Stratofortress

November 19, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Yankee Air Museum’s B-52 by Barry Levine The Yankee Air Museum in Belleville, Michigan has a wide range of aircraft in its collection – including a Boeing B-52D Stratofortress on permanent loan from the National […]

Boschung Global’s Mitsubishi A6M3 Zero

November 16, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Advertorial* Boschung Global recently added a Mitsubishi A6M3 Zero to its growing warbird aircraft inventory. This rare Japanese fighter is not just an airplane; it is aviation heritage preserved thanks to an authentic restoration. One […]

B-29 Doc ‘Rolls In’ to Her New Home

November 14, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Doc’s Friends, the organization responsible for the restoration, operation and maintenance of Boeing B-29 Superfortress 44-69972 Doc, held a ceremony yesterday to ‘roll in’ the historic WWII bomber to her newly-constructed home in Wichita, Kansas. Doc’s Friends published […]