Considering the premise 'He then discovered, to his surprise, that the Langley fighters were not headed north toward the Baltimore area as instructed, but east over the ocean.', is 'The fighters were going in the wrong direction. ' a statement that stands on its own?
He then discovered, to his surprise, that the Langley fighters were not headed north toward the Baltimore area as instructed, but east over the ocean.###The fighters were going in the wrong direction. 