Cat travels 480km clinging to car bumper

A Navy helicopter pilot was surprised to find that it was more than just his engine purring during a 480km drive back to base.

Instead he had picked up a furry hitchhiker for the journey from Birmingham Airport to the Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose, near Helston in Cornwall.

Tigger the kitten spent the ride clinging to the rear bumper of Lieutenant Nick Grimmer’s BMW, and it was not until the following day, when he heard a “very quiet meowing” coming from his car, that he began to investigate.