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.

Warbird Radio Live! – Tonight’s Show Preview

April 7, 2015 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Tonight on Warbird Radio LIVE! With the warm weather now here over much of the USA, air show season is finally upon us, Matt Jolley will talk with Greg Gibson about the magic that is […]

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Qantas Founders Museum Super Constellation Progress

April 7, 2015 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Back in September, 2014, WarbirdsNews reported on the Qantas Founders Museum in Queensland, Australia as having successfully acquired a Lockheed Super Constellation for its collection (read HERE). The aircraft has been quietly mouldering away for the past […]

Madras Air2Air Experience – A Personal Perspective

April 6, 2015 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

This summer, a rare opportunity is available for a select band of aviation enthusiasts to experience the thrill and majesty of photographing rare vintage military aircraft from the air. The Madras Air2Air Experience will be taking […]

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‘Doolittle Raid’ – Living History Event at Planes of Fame

April 2, 2015 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

The Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino, California will be presenting another of its Living History Events on Saturday, April 4th. The event is open to the public of course. This month’s feature covers the […]

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Wartime B-17 Near-Miss With the Washington Monument in December, 1944

April 1, 2015 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

WarbirdsNews has recently received some fascinating wartime accounts written up by a former B-17 radio operator named Tom Creekmore. We thought our readers would enjoy reading them and decided we would start first with this dramatic story […]

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Lt.Robert Hite – Doolittle Raider

April 1, 2015 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

WarbirdsNews does not often publish obituaries. However, we lost Lt.Robert Hite on Sunday, one of the last of the Doolittle Raiders, and as such, we decided we must mention his passing. Nearly all of our readers must surely be well aware […]

Museum of Flight Unveils XF8U-1 Crusader

March 30, 2015 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 1

As WarbirdsNews mentioned last week, the Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington has completed the restoration of their Chance Vought XF8U-1 Crusader. The museum held an unveiling ceremony last Wednesday to commemorate the anniversary of […]

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“Fly-In to Victory Day” – NASM May 9th

March 29, 2015 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 1

As WarbirdsNews has reported in previous articles, there will be a massed flypast of several dozen warbirds over Washington, DC on Friday, May 8th marking the 70th anniversary for the end of WWII. With this many vintage […]

Boomerangs Downunder – Warbird Restoration Update

March 28, 2015 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Based upon an article by John Parker of Warbirds Online. All photos via John Parker, unless noted otherwise. John Parker recently visited Ian Baker in Sydney, Australia to chat view his collection of warbirds, but […]

Columbine II – Update

March 26, 2015 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 5

WarbirdsNews has another brief update on progress with Dynamic Aviation‘s evaluation of VC-121A Constellation Columbine II in Marana, Arizona. In a recent email to Columbine II’s owners, Dynamic Aviation’s Karl Stoltzfus stated, “We have found the airframe […]