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.

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Battle of Britain Hawker Hurricane Mk.I Back in the Air Again

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

Battle of Britain veteran Hawker Hurricane Mk.I R4118 took to the skies again on November 13th for the first time in more than a year following an overhaul. Back in August, 2017, just prior to […]

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Junkers Ju 87 Unveiled at Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum Hangar Opening

November 11, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 1

On Saturday, November 10th, the late Paul G. Allen’s Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum (FHCAM) held a grand opening ceremony for their third hangar. The new building increases their indoor display area to more than […]

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Pima Air & Space Museum CH-46 Sea Knight on Display

November 8, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

The Pima Air & Space Museum near Tucson, Arizona has just finished refurbishing Boeing-Vertol CH-46F Sea Knight Bu.156469 and placed it on display outside. This Sea Knight actually rolled off the production line in Morton, Pennsylvania during […]

Dakota Territory Air Museum’s P-47 Update – October, 2018

November 6, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

WarbirdsNews has just received the October, 2018 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 […]

Unique Two-Seat Yokosuka Ohka On Display at Pima Air & Space Museum

November 1, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 1

The Pima Air & Space Museum in Pima, Arizona recently unveiled the world’s sole surviving Yokosuka MXY7 K-2 Ohka, a two seat training variant of the rocket-powered kamikaze plane. It was designed for the Imperial Japanes […]

B-29 Doc’s New Home Nearly Ready!

October 24, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Doc’s Friends, the organization responsible for the restoration, maintenance and operation of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress 44-69972 known as Doc has just announced that the massive new hangar being prepared as the aircraft’s permanent home and […]

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RAF Museum Cosford – Cold War Jets Open Cockpit Event Oct.27 – Nov.4

October 23, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

The Museum will be opening the Hawker Hunter F Mk.4 cockpit for close viewing, allowing visitors to take a seat inside the McDonnell Douglas Phantom FG1 and running tours on board the Hawker Siddeley Nimrod […]

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Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum to Open Third Building

October 17, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

The Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum will be holding the grand opening for their latest museum building on November 10th, between 10am and 12pm. This new state of the art facility will take the […]

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Paul G. Allen: 1953 – 2018

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

While we rarely remark on the passing of aviation luminaries, as that is not really our role, it is hard not to offer our thanks to the life and legacy of the late Paul Allen, […]

Duxford Battle of Britain – RAF 100 Air Show Report

October 15, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Duxford Battle of Britain – RAF 100 Air Show Report by George Land The final air show of the 2018 season at Imperial War Museum Duxford took place over the weekend of September 22/23. As most […]