Moggie more than one of the VC10 had this problem, they all had to be reskinned! As for the L1011 go around, he didnt have much choice as the engines were throttled up for a touch (sadly he did more than that) and go. Your description is a tad over dramatised, the rear spar was indeed cracked but the gear was safe to land on! RAF not on their own with this as CX did the same to one of their L1011's.
As for skin rippling, take a look around the aft belly on a B747.