The late Sqn Ldr John 'Farmer' Steele was a great family friend and recounted a tale of flying back in a Viking from Paris to Blackbushe some time in the '50s after he'd been to watch an international rugby match.
He was rather surprised to note that an engine was suddenly shut down on the approach, so went forward to investigate...
"No problem, old boy, I haven't done an asymmetric approach and overshoot for a while and need one to keep the training people happy", he was told.
"Ah OK....stewardess, another G&T please - and make it a large one!" replied John.
The single engine approach, go-around and final landing went fine. I guess airlines had a more relaxed manner back then!