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.

Rathmines Catalina Restoration Update – June, 2017

July 7, 2017 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 2

RATHMINES CATALINA RESTORATION UPDATE JUNE 2017 by Terry Woolard / Phil Buckley and Photos by John Richard WarbirdsNews last reported on the Rathmines Catalina Memorial Park Association (RCMPA) and their efforts to restore their former US Navy Consolidated PBY5-A Catalina […]

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

July 4, 2017 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 5

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! Since the project […]

Turkey Wrestling – Flying the TBM Avenger

July 2, 2017 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 1

We feel sure our readers will thoroughly enjoy this pilot’s report on flying a dual-control, combat veteran TBM Avenger. Frequent contributor, Matthew McDaniel flies airliners for his day job, but has a considerable talent with the written […]

Vintage Wings’ Boss Flies the ‘Roseland’ Spitfire for the First Time

July 1, 2017 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

As Canada prepares to celebrate its sesquicentennial today, the 150th anniversary of confederation, there will be massive celebrations across the country, and especially in the nation’s capital of Ottawa, Ontario. Amongst the many events will […]

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

June 1, 2017 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Museum of Aviation F-100 Super Sabre Goes on Display

May 20, 2017 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 3

After seven years of hard work, the North American F-100D Super Sabre at the Museum of Aviation in Warner Robins, Georgia is just about finished. We have been following this restoration at WarbirdsNews for some […]

Planes of Fame Air Show – This Weekend! – May 6/7th 2017

May 2, 2017 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 1

One of the world’s truly great warbird air shows is set to take place this coming weekend (May 6/7th, 2017) at Chino Airport in Chino, California. The Planes of Fame Air Show will be celebrating […]

Lopes Hopes fuselage as she looked in February 2016

Texas Flying Legends P-51C Restoration Report

April 23, 2017 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

by Richard Mallory Allnutt Over the past few years, AirCorps Aviation, based in Bemidji, Minnesota has developed an enviable reputation for world-class warbird restorations. This includes combat veteran P-51D Mustangs 44-63675 Sierra Sue II and 44-63864 Twilight […]

XP-82 Twin Mustang – March/April 2017 – Restoration Update

April 19, 2017 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 1

XP-82 Twin Mustang – February/March 2017 – Restoration Update

March 16, 2017 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 4

WarbirdsNews has received the latest XP-82 Twin Mustang restoration update from Tom Reilly at his workshop in Douglas, Georgia. This update is a couple of weeks later than usual, as they’ve had a lot on […]