Uplinker.
I can think of several occurances where in 45 mins all would have gone down the pan including the afore mentioned BOAC 707.
In my last company we briefed for an emergency return before we took to the skies.
Nigel..
.yes they parked with respect to the surface wind...glad you mentioned that - perhaps you should also mention how your company discovered the importance of the manoeuvre when others had been following a similar procedure for a decade or more...