# Arch Whitehouse > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Arch_Whitehouse > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Arch_Whitehouse.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arch_Whitehouse > Source revision: 1351625600 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Arthur George Joseph "Arch" Whitehouse**, M.M. was a [World War I](/source/World_War_I) veteran and author of First World War aviation books. ## Biography Arthur George J. Whitehouse was born in England, but lived in [Montvale, New Jersey](/source/Montvale,_New_Jersey), U.S.A. At the outbreak of World War I, Whitehouse came to England and enlisted as a Private with the [Northamptonshire Yeomanry](/source/Northamptonshire_Yeomanry) # 1784. He then transferred to the [Royal Flying Corps](/source/Royal_Flying_Corps) # 78563. He was with the Northamptonshire Yeomanry again # 145871, then transferred to the [Royal Air Force](/source/Royal_Air_Force) # 401090 [1] ## Service He was a 1st Class Air mechanic and Observer with the [No. 22 Squadron RAF](/source/No._22_Squadron_RAF). On 13 April 1917 Whitehouse and his pilot Bush were brought down by anti-aircraft fire; Whitehouse believed afterward that the [Red Baron](/source/Red_Baron) mistakenly listed Whitehouse/Bush among the Barons's "credits"-although this was not so.[2] For taking part in shooting down German aircraft and airplane raiding missions, he was awarded the [Military Medal](/source/Military_Medal) with the RFC in November 1917.[3] During the last part of World War I he was undergoing training in England as a pilot in [Sopwith Camels](/source/Sopwith_Camel). As of 28 September 1919 he was a 2nd lieutenant transferred to the Unemployed List.[4] A notation on his Medal card noted he was awarded the [British War Medal](/source/British_War_Medal) and British [Victory Medal](/source/Victory_Medal_(United_Kingdom)).[5] Contrary to reports that he brought down 16 enemy aircraft and 6 balloons,[6] Whitehouse was never an ace, although he took part in the shooting down of four enemy aircraft:[7] - 12 August 1917 – an Albatross DV (burned), with pilot [James Bush (RFC officer)](/source/James_Bush_(RFC_officer)) M.C. {1/3 credit share in shootdown with two other pilots/observers} - 12 August 1917 – an Albatross DV (out of control), with pilot [James Bush (RFC officer)](/source/James_Bush_(RFC_officer)) M.C. {1/2 credit in shootdown with another pilot/observer} - 2 October 1917 – a "Two seater" (destroyed), with pilot [James Bush (RFC officer)](/source/James_Bush_(RFC_officer)) M.C. - 10 October 1917 – a Albatross DV (destroyed over [Moorslede](/source/Moorslede), [Belgium](/source/Belgium)), with pilot [William Meggitt](/source/William_Meggitt), M.C. Both Bush and Meggit were aces, with 6 credits. ## Author "Arch" Whitehouse was a writer postwar for magazines such as *[Flying Aces](/source/Flying_Aces_(magazine))* on First World War aviation, creating characters like The Griffon, Coffin Kirk, and others. In the 1960s, he wrote a wide range of books, both fiction and non-fiction on aviation and similar military topics. More recently, some of his pulp fiction have been reprinted by several publishers, including [Altus Press](/source/Altus_Press). ## Books - *The Adventures of Coffin Kirk* (2013) - *Amphibious Operations* (1963) - *Combat in the Sky* - *The Complete Adventures of the Griffon* (3 volumes so far, 2010-2016) - *Decisive Air Battles of the First World War* - *Espionage and Counterespionage: Adventures in Military Intelligence* (1964) - *Fighters in the Sky* (1959) - *Fighting Wings: aerial combat in world war* (1966) - *Fighting Ships* - *Hero without Honor* - *Heroes and Legends of World War I* - *Heroes of the Sunlit Sky* (1967) - *Hun Killer:Frank Luke, the Ace from Arizona* (1966) - *Legion of the Lafayette* (1962) - *Playboy Squadron* {Fiction} - *Scarlett Streamers* - *Squadron 44* (1965, fiction) - *Squadron Shilling* (1968, fiction) - *Squadrons of the Sea: The History of Aircraft Carrier Operations* (1962) - *Subs and Submariners* - *Tank:The Story of Their Battles and the Men Who Drove Them from Their First Use* (1960) - *The Casket Crew* - *The Early Birds the Wonders and Heroics of the First Decades of Flight* (1965) - *The Fledgling: An Autobiography* (1964) - *The Military Airplane* - *The Military Airplane Its History and Development* - *The Real Book about Airplanes* (1961) - *The Sky's the Limit: a History of US Airlines* (1971) - *The Years of the Sky Kings* (1964) - *The Zeppelin Fighters* (1966) - *Wings for the Chariots* - *Years of the Warbirds* ## References 1. ["Whitehouse Medal Card 22 December 1922 Great War Forum"](https://web.archive.org/web/20161220065636/http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?%2Ftopic%2F112688-arch-whitehouse%2F). Archived from [the original](http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?%2Ftopic%2F112688-arch-whitehouse%2F) on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2019. 1. [The Aerodrome Forum](http://www.theaerodrome.com/forum/showthread.php?t=219&page=2) 1. ["Northampton Independent 17 November 1917; London Gazette 17 December 1917"](https://web.archive.org/web/20161220065636/http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?%2Ftopic%2F112688-arch-whitehouse%2F). Archived from [the original](http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?%2Ftopic%2F112688-arch-whitehouse%2F) on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2019. 1. ["London Gazette 28 October 1919"](https://web.archive.org/web/20161220065636/http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?%2Ftopic%2F112688-arch-whitehouse%2F). Archived from [the original](http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?%2Ftopic%2F112688-arch-whitehouse%2F) on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2019. 1. ["Whitehouse Medal Card 22 December 1922 Great War Forum"](https://web.archive.org/web/20161220065636/http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?%2Ftopic%2F112688-arch-whitehouse%2F). Archived from [the original](http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?%2Ftopic%2F112688-arch-whitehouse%2F) on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2019. 1. [Ocala Star Banner 17 August 1962](https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1356&dat=19620817&id=XgcTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EgUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4080,2957014&hl=en) 1. ["The Aerodrome Forum"](https://web.archive.org/web/20161220065636/http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?%2Ftopic%2F112688-arch-whitehouse%2F). Archived from [the original](http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?%2Ftopic%2F112688-arch-whitehouse%2F) on 20 December 2016. 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