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.

B-29 Super Fortress ‘Doc’ – Status Update – April 22nd, 2016

April 23, 2016 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 3

We have a little more news from Doc’s Friends about the restoration of B-29 Super Fortress ‘Doc’ at their base in Wichita, Kansas. They are continuing to work with the FAA on the last few […]

Heritage Flight Museum – April Fly Day Report

April 22, 2016 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

April 2016 Heritage Flight Museum Fly Day Report by Joe Kunzler With several of their aircraft still undergoing annual inspections, the Heritage Flight Museum at Skagit Regional Airport in Burlington, Washington kicked off the 2016 Puget Sound air show […]

Nakajima B5N2 ‘Kate’ Unveiled at Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor

April 21, 2016 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 5

The Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor unveiled the substantial remains of an ultra-rare, former Imperial Japanese Navy Nakajima B5N2 Type 97 torpedo bomber on Monday, April 18th. Known as the ‘Kate’ to the Allies, this wreck is the […]

TBM Gathering – 90 Tons of Turkeys Invade Illinois

April 20, 2016 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 8

As we promised a few months ago, here is our report on the TBM gathering organized by Brad Deckert in Peru, Illinois this past week. The event was widely acclaimed as a roaring success, and we […]

Aussie B-24M Liberator Restoration Update – April, 2016

April 18, 2016 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

A72-175 B-24M Liberator Update – April 2016 by Phil Buckley In the small town of Werribee near Melbourne in Victoria, Australia, a remarkable restoration project is taking place to resurrect the last surviving Consolidated B-24 Liberator to […]

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Doc’s First Engine Runs for 2016 – First Flight Imminent

April 9, 2016 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 4

Following a hiatus over the winter, due to the cold temperatures, the B-29 known throughout the world as ‘Doc’ ran her engines again for the first time in 2016. The last few weeks have seen […]

XP-82 Twin Mustang – March 2016 – Restoration Update

April 6, 2016 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 3

WarbirdsNews has received the latest XP-82 Twin Mustang restoration update from Tom Reilly at his workshop in Douglas, Georgia. Here’s what they’ve been up to this month! Firewall Forward All of the upper cowling hat […]

Airshow News

Take to the Skies AirFest in Durant, Oklahoma, Saturday April 16th

April 1, 2016 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Durant, OK — Get ready for big Smoke and Thunder as the Flash Fire Jet Truck makes its debut performance at Take to the Skies AirFest in Durant, Oklahoma, Saturday April 16th. Also new this […]

CAF A-26 Invader Squadron Update

March 31, 2016 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 3

The Commemorative Air Force’s A-26 Invader Squadron, based within the Vintage Flying Museum’s hangar at Meacham International Airport in Fort Worth, Texas, has spent the winter month’s working hard on their Douglas A-26B Invader 41-29427. The Squadron […]

Behind the Scenes with the Texas Flying Legends Museum

March 26, 2016 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 1

Behind the Scenes with the Texas Flying Legends Museum Text and Images by Jake and Moose Peterson An air show is a menagerie of a thousand different things happening all at once. However, looking at it […]