The Artist Wanted To Capture The Consummated Hopes Of Two Men And A Nation. At The End Of A Historical And Record Breaking Flight, The Sr-71 Proudly Waved Its Wings At An Isolated Crowd Of Reporters On The Field Below. Moments Later, The Elegant Blackbird Became Earthbound And The Two Men, Major William C. Machorek And Captain Harold B. Adams Emerged From The Cockpit To Assure The World That Californians Are Only There Hours And Forty-Seven Minutes Away From London.