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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Boomerang Arrives at RAAF Amberley Heritage Centre

September 3, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 2

The RAAF Amberley Heritage Centre took delivery of a new prize on August 28th with the arrival of a Commonwealth CA-19 Boomerang. Prior to her arrival the Boomer’ had been a fixture since 2007 at the Australian […]

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Westland Lysander First Flight!

August 31, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 1

As twilight approached on a sultry, summer’s eve four days ago the Aircraft Restoration Company’s John Romain started up the Bristol Mercury engine in Westland Lysander Mk.IIITT V9312 in preparation for her first flight since […]

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European Theatre Day – Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum Sept.1

August 30, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

EUROPEAN THEATER DAY Saturday, September 1 | 10 a.m. Doors Open Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum EVENT DAY – On Saturday, September 1 from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., join the Flying Heritage & […]

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

August 30, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

WarbirdsNews has just received the August, 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 […]

Reviving The History of Bristol Beaufighter’s Engine Restoration

August 29, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 6

The brutish Bristol Beaufighter is a rare beast these days, with just a handful of complete survivors, and none currently in airworthy condition. The biggest problem with getting a Beau’ flying again, outside of their […]

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Jet Training in the SIAI-Marchetti S-211, Upcoming Flight Training Dates

August 26, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 2

As we first reported in July, the FAA recently approved Victory Aviation Company LLC to conduct flight training in their Italian-made SIAI-Marchetti S-211 ex-military jets. Feedback from this article led to significant interest, with seventeen pilots now having […]