▁are ▁killed . ▁The ▁ship ' s ▁command ing ▁officer , ▁L t . ▁C dr . ▁Zach ery ▁L ans d ow ne ▁is ▁killed ▁on ▁what ▁was ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁his ▁final ▁flight ▁before ▁re ass ignment ▁to ▁sea ▁duty . ▁ 2 3 ▁September ▁The ▁U . S . ▁Navy ▁f lies ▁ 2 3 ▁Curt iss ▁CS - 1 ▁float plan es ▁to ▁Bay ▁Sh ore ▁Park ▁on ▁the ▁Ch es ape ake ▁Bay , ▁ 1 4 ▁miles ▁SE ▁of ▁Baltimore , ▁Maryland , ▁on ▁a ▁Friday ▁with ▁intention ▁of ▁an ▁air show ▁demonstr ation ▁before ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁Schne ider ▁Cup ▁Race ▁on ▁Saturday , ▁but ▁that ▁night ▁g ale ▁force ▁wind s ▁break ▁three - inch ▁mo oring ▁and ▁anchor ▁ro pes ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁of ▁the ▁bi plan es ▁and ▁they ▁are ▁blow n ▁onto ▁shore ▁or ▁dashed ▁against ▁se aw alls , ▁destroy ing ▁seven ▁and ▁dam aging ▁ten . ▁The ▁next ▁afternoon ' s ▁Baltimore ▁Even ing ▁Sun ▁runs ▁head line ▁" Pl ane ▁Dis aster ▁in ▁Har bor ▁Cal led ▁Hard ▁B low ▁to ▁Navy " ▁and ▁quotes ▁the ▁ever - out sp oken ▁General ▁William ▁" B illy " ▁Mitchell ▁calling ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁the ▁CS - 1 s ▁" st agger ing ", ▁and ▁bl aming ▁it ▁on ▁Navy ▁mis management ▁of ▁its ▁av iation ▁program . ▁ 2 4 ▁September ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁Schne ider ▁Tro phy ▁race , ▁British ▁entry