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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.

Help the Estrella Warbirds Museum Preserve a NASA F-104G Starfighter

November 27, 2017 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 1

Roughly a dozen Lockheed F-104 Starfighters have served with NASA, and the Estrella Warbirds Museum in Paso Robles, California is lucky enough to have one of them on loan for display. Their Starfighter is TF-104G 61-3064. […]

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‘That’s All Brother’ – November 2017 Update

November 22, 2017 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

It’s safe to say that we have all been watching the Commemorative Air Force’s valiant efforts to resurrect the D-Day veteran Douglas C-47 That’s All Brother. The venerable cargo plane has been undergoing refurbishment with Basler […]

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Birdcage Corsair Restoration Update

November 21, 2017 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 1

It is now just over seven years since F4U-1 Corsair Bu.02465 rose to the surface of Lake Michigan following a retrieval effort sponsored by Chuck Greenhill. As with many other Lake Michigan aircraft salvage operations, […]

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Lancaster NX611 ‘Just Jane’ – November 2017 Restoration Update

November 20, 2017 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

As many of our readers will be well aware, Avro Lancaster B.VII NX611 ‘Just Jane’ is under restoration with the Lincoln Aviation Heritage Center at former RAF East Kirkby in Lincolnshire, England. This Lancaster entered […]

Former RAAF Lockheed Orion Officially Handed Over to HARS

November 11, 2017 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 1

Former RAAF Lockheed Orion Officially Handed Over to HARS by Phil Buckley It was a slightly cloudy morning during the official AP-3C Orion handover ceremony at the Historical Aviation Restoration Society (HARS) at Albion Park Airport, South […]

XP-82 Twin Mustang – October, 2017 – Restoration Update

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

WarbirdsNews has received the latest XP-82 Twin Mustang restoration update from Tom Reilly at his workshop in Douglas, Georgia, and we thought you would all be pleased to see the latest progress! As we mentioned in […]

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Lancaster KB882 Safely At Her New Home

November 3, 2017 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 1

After some years of uncertainty over her future, Avro Lancaster AR.10 KB882 arrived safely at her new home with the National Air Force Museum of Canada in Trenton, Ontario during early October. As we reported, […]

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Texas Flying Legends Museum’s P-51C Mustang ‘Lopes Hope 3rd’ Flies!

October 25, 2017 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 17

As many of our readers will be well be aware, we have been following the restoration of Texas Flying Legends Museum’s North American P-51C Mustang at AirCorps Aviation in Bemidji, Minnesota for some time now. […]

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HARS to Fly a Warbird Lockheed AP-3C Orion!

October 24, 2017 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Australia will soon have a Lockheed AP-3C Orion on the warbird circuit. The Historical Aircraft Restoration Society, better known as HARS, took delivery of a retired Royal Australian Air Force maritime patrol aircraft last December, but will […]

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Lockheed Harpoon – Bad to the Bone!

October 23, 2017 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 3

As we mentioned last week with our progress report on their Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress, Desert Rat, the Vintage Aviation Museum recently acquired a rare Lockheed PV-2 Harpoon naval attack aircraft. The Harpoon served in the […]

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