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.

A view from the WW II observation tower adjacent to the Air Park Malcolm Uhlman photo

Greenwood Military Aviation Museum – An Undiscovered Gem

January 29, 2015 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 4

WarbirdsNews likes to publicize aviation museums and projects far and wide, but we especially like to raise public awareness of the lesser known organizations. We thought our readers would be interested to learn more about the […]

Aussie Corsair Restoration Update Pt.2

January 27, 2015 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 3

WarbirdsNews published a restoration update on the F4U-1 Corsair under restoration at the Classic Jets Fighter Museum just over a week ago, but a lot of visible progress has occurred in the short time since […]

NEAM – Burnelli CBY-3 Loadmaster – Restoration Update

January 23, 2015 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 3

The New England Air Museum has made extraordinary progress over the past two years on the restoration of their unique Burnelli CBY-3 Loadmaster cargo plane. The sole surviving example of this unusual, blended-fuselage design has […]

IMG 0065 Richard Mallory Allnutt photo NASM Chantilly VA March 10 2014

NASM Open House at the Udvar-Hazy Center This Saturday

January 22, 2015 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

The National Air & Space Museum is holding their second annual behind the scenes Open House between 10am and 3pm on Saturday January 24th at their Udvar-Hazy Center facility beside Dulles Airport in Chantilly, Virginia. […]

Anson Johnson P-51D – Fall 2014 Restoration Update

January 16, 2015 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 3

WarbirdsNews has been following the restoration of the New England Air Museum’s uniquely modified P-51D air racer, which Anson Johnson flew during the Cleveland Air Races in the late 1940s. He actually won the 1948 […]

Aussie F4U-1 Corsair Restoration Update

January 15, 2015 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 7

The extremely rare F4U-1 Corsair under restoration with the Classic Jets Fighter Museum at Parafield Airport near Adelaide, Australia is making great progress. F4U-1 Bu.02270 is one of only two early model “birdcage canopy” Corsairs known to […]

Red Haired Flying Daredevil to perform at the New England Air Museum

January 12, 2015 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Press Release: The New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks, Connecticut will hold an original play by Alison Moncrief Bromage featuring the Connecticut aviation pioneer and daredevil, Charles Hamilton. The play will be performed on […]

MiG-21U Mongul-B Airworthy Restoration to Begin in Australia

January 11, 2015 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 25

Edited from an article by Phil Buckley In Perth, Western Australia, an unusual warbird type is beginning its journey back into flying condition. A MiG-21U Mongul-B twin seater fighter jet recently arrived from the USA for […]

Former JASDF F-104J Starfighter Restored in Japan

January 10, 2015 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 3

With much thanks to the International F-104 Society, WarbirdsNews is happy to report on the recent refurbishment of a Lockheed F-104J Starfighter in Chitose on the island of Hokkaido, Japan. The recently restored Starfighter served the Japanese Air […]

RAF Mildenhall and Two Other Historic USAFE Bases in Britain to Close

January 9, 2015 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 1

While it is not typical for WarbirdsNews to comment on modern military matters, we feel it is relevant to mention the recent closure announcement for several historic air bases in the United Kingdom. RAF Mildenhall […]