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.

Boomerangs Downunder – A Restoration Report

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

The Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation Boomerang is one of the lesser known Allied fighter types which made its way into combat during WWII. It was an important stop-gap fighter of Australian design and manufacture based upon […]

Museum of Flight Announces Flight Training Scholarships

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

The following is a press release from the Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington concerning their announcements of scholarships for flight training and college education. While the subject is a little beyond the normal remit […]

Masessa’s Mohawk – An Airborne Vietnam War MIA Memorial

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

The Grumman OV-1 Mohawk is too brutish to ever be called beautiful, but it has enormous charisma, and as such, it is surprising that so few are active on the air show circuit. Despite its vital […]

Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum’s New Hangar Under Way

February 18, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

As many of our readers will be well aware, the Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum at Paine Field in Everett, Washington has had a third hangar in their plans for some time. The museum […]

Texas Flying Legends Museum – P-47D Restoration Update – Jan/Feb 2018

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

WarbirdsNews has just received the latest report from Chuck Cravens on the restoration of Texas Flying Legends Museum’s P-47D Thunderbolt 42-27609 at AirCorps Aviation in Bemidji, Minnesota. We thought our readers would be very interested to see […]

Former Dutch and Turkish Air Force F-104 Starfighter Back on Display

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

WarbirdsNews has received word from the International F-104 Society concerning a former Royal Netherlands Air Force Lockheed F-104G Starfighter which has recently gone on display following a substantial refurbishment at the University of Erzurum in […]