US Army Blimp Lands at Lincoln Memorial In 1930, the US Army landed an open gondola blimp at the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/33">Lincoln Memorial</a>, on a special trip to honor Lincoln's Birthday. Upon landing, the blimp's pilots placed a wreath at the Memorial. US Army blimps occasionally flew over Washington during practices flights from Langley Field in Virginia, but blimps rarely landed on the Mall. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. <a href="http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/thc1995001697/pp/">View Original</a>. 02/12/1930 <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=38&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=1920-1949">1920-1949</a>