Chip Dockery
4 records in the archive · 1991
About the artist
American Air Force fighter pilot and singer-songwriter of the in-country air war. Flew two tours with the 13th Tactical Fighter Squadron ('Panther Pack'), 432nd TFW, at Udorn RTAFB, 1968-1971, and returned in 1972 during Linebacker II with the 308th TFS; flew almost 400 missions, mostly interdiction over Laos. Known for his song cycle about North Vietnamese truck driver 'Ling Po'. Performer on 'In Country: Folk Songs of Americans in the Vietnam War' (Flying Fish, 1991). [Source: In Country liner notes]