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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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Memphis Belle Restoration Report and Exhibit Plans at NMUSAF

December 11, 2017 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 7

The National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio will be holding a three-day series of events next May to celebrate the unveiling of their Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress 41-24485 known as Memphis […]

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Retired LTV Corsair II Still Earning Her Keep ….

December 9, 2017 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 1

When the U.S. military retires an aircraft, it doesn’t always end up in a scrap yard once its flying days are over. A lucky few end up in museums, of course, but sometimes the airframe […]

Spirit of Flight Museum to Raffle 1957 Ford Thunderbird to Restore 1935 Lockheed 12A Electra

December 8, 2017 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

The Spirit of Flight Center in Erie, Colorado took delivery of a rare Lockheed Model 12A Electra Junior in June, 2017. The iconic aircraft rolled off the production line as serial #1205 and soon became […]

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Ewa Field Commemoration – Public Event December 9th, 2017

December 7, 2017 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 1

In December, 2016, WarbirdsNews posted a wonderful article written by Matthew McDaniel which described the little-known, but historically significant air station near Pearl Harbor known as Ewa Field. Ewa Field was a joint US Naval/Marine […]

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Night Fighter Mosquito Nightime Engine Run On December 14th

December 6, 2017 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

The Flying Heritage and Combat Armor Museum at Paine Field in Everett, Washington will be holding a special event during the evening of December 14th, 2017 featuring their recently restored deHavilland DH.98 Mosquito TMk.III TV959. […]

Birdcage Corsair Downunder – Restoration Update

December 5, 2017 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 1

With our restoration report over the weekend concerning F4U-1D Corsair Bu.82640’s resurrection in Mareeba, Australia, we must not forget the other antipodean combat-veteran Corsair currently under restoration. A lot of work has taken place since […]

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F4U-1D Corsair Restoration Update Downunder

December 3, 2017 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 2

A rare, Vought-built F4U-1D Corsair is now looking much more like her old self again in Mareeba, near the city of Cairns in northern Queensland, Australia. Bu.82640 is one of only two complete F4U-1Ds in […]

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Aichi Museum of Flight Opens Today

November 30, 2017 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

A significant aviation museum named the Aichi Museum of Flight opened for the first time today at Nagoya Airport within the prefecture of Aichi, Japan. While the new museum celebrates aviation as a whole, it […]

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Insignia Art of WWII – New Exhibit at Palm Springs Air Museum

November 29, 2017 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

The Palm Springs Air Museum in Palm Springs, California will host a presentation and reception between 6 and 8pm on Friday, December 1st for the opening of their special exhibit WAR TIME DESIGNS – INSIGNIA ART […]

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Reevers Rescues a Combat Veteran B-25D Downunder

November 28, 2017 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Reevers Warbirds has done it again; they have successfully rescued a North American B-25 Mitchell from an uncertain fate, where many had previously tried and failed. This time, after significant effort, they have recovered the […]

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