Those guys did some real quick thinking on their feet and saved their planes and maybe some lives. On thing the Army Air Corp learned in the Pacific is that when a typhoon was about to hit, everyone would man their planes and keep them pointed into the wind with their engines on. One B-29 crew spent either 12 or 15 hours in their plane just keeping it headed into the wind while on the ground. Surprised the engines didn't overheat or run out of fuel.