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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Vintage Wings of Canada Corsair Sold

March 16, 2023 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

by Richard Mallory Allnutt Platinum Fighter Sales has just negotiated the sale of FG-1D Corsair BuNo.92106, a longtime and much-beloved resident with Vintage Wings of Canada in Gatineau, Quebec. This aircraft will require a substantial […]

Messerschmitt Bf 109 Resurfaces on Malta

March 15, 2023 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 2

by Richard Mallory Allnutt The island of Malta suffered terribly during the first three years of WWII, its people withstanding an almost impenetrable maritime blockade and near constant aerial attack from Axis forces trying to […]

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Spitfire Fuselage Arrives at Hunter Fighter Collection

March 14, 2023 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

As we reported last August, the nascent Hunter Fighter Collection in Scone, New South Wales, Australia is embarking upon an ambitious project to restore a rare Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Ia (X4009) to flying condition. This effort recently […]

Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum to Reopen Soon

March 13, 2023 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 4

We received some very welcome information from Everett, Washington today with news that the Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum is due to open again in the near future following a three-year hiatus in operations. […]

Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum Fundraising Appeal

March 13, 2023 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

As many readers will know, the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum (CWH) in Mount Hope, Ontario received a marvelous gift from the Canada Aviation & Space Museum last October, in the donation of Supermarine Spitfire Mk.XVIe TE214. With […]

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Avro Vulcan XL426 to Celebrate 80th Anniversary of Dam Busters Raid

March 12, 2023 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

The Vulcan Restoration Trust maintains their Avro Vulcan B.2 (XL426) in ground-runnable condition at London Southend Airport in Southend-on-Sea, England. Periodically, the organization gives public taxiing demonstrations of the venerable delta-winged bomber. Given their airframe’s […]