JW411 - yes the comet did do a touch and goi n the game park but the 747 only did a 'low approach and go around' - broke out of the cloud early enough to do a deleted expletive pull-up
Back in the late '60's early '70's we (BOAC) landed on QFE ( a pain in the ass winding off the settings going into Teheran, especially as we were dodging around the mountains at the time!) NBO and JNB were even worse!
Fortunately the Flight manager of the 'new' 747 fleet - Douggie Redrup - insisted that everything was done the 'Boeing' way which included using QNH for all arrivals and departures - it made assessing altitude in relation to surrounding terrain much easier even if it did involve more mental arithmetic in relation to MDA's and DH's, but we soon got used to it!
BEA used QFE for much longer - dont know when they switched.
Now I only fly light 'stuff' QFEi s used for all arrivals and departures - regional QNH for enroute!! which is strictly VFR