--- description: After a British Royal Navy pilot completed a 300-mile drive, he heard "meows" coming from inside his BMW. title: This Intrepid Kitten Travels 300 Miles Inside the Bumper of a Car image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt129d3dddd03740d5/698897e6ab6d7708e76aa13d/kitten-royal-navy-flight.jpg?branch=production&width=640&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # This Intrepid Kitten Travels 300 Miles Inside the Bumper of a Car by [Sarah Begley](/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 15, 2016 2:22 PM CUT  Royal Navy by [Sarah Begley](/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 15, 2016 2:22 PM CUT After a Royal Navy pilot completed a 300-mile drive from Birmingham to the British air base Culdrose, he heard “meows” coming from inside his BMW. Lt. Nick Grimmer and his colleagues disassembled the car and found a tiny (and unharmed) [kitten](http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cornwall-36532687 "undefined") hiding out inside the bumper. The group, which is part of the 814 Naval Air Squadron, a.k.a. “the Flying Tigers,” has nicknamed the kitten “[Tigger](http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2042986%5F2042984%5F2042959,00.html?iid=sr-link5 "undefined"),” the BBC reports. Grimmer said he’s looking for the rightful owners, but in the meantime, he’s bonded with the [kitten](http://time.com/4009033/kitten-dancing/ "undefined"). “The place he has felt most comfortable is in my flying helmet,” he said, “which is the only place he is able to sleep.” \[[_BBC_](http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cornwall-36532687 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4369857/cat-royal-navy-british-car/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4369857/cat-royal-navy-british-car/"},"headline":"This Intrepid Kitten Travels 300 Miles Inside the Bumper of a Car","datePublished":"2016-06-15T14:22:30.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:33:23.780Z","description":"A Royal Navy pilot and his team have nicknamed the little guy \"Tigger\"","url":"https://time.com/4369857/cat-royal-navy-british-car/","keywords":["Newsfeed","animals"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt129d3dddd03740d5/698897e6ab6d7708e76aa13d/kitten-royal-navy-flight.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Sarah Begley","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/sarah-begley/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt129d3dddd03740d5/698897e6ab6d7708e76aa13d/kitten-royal-navy-flight.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Kitten-Royal-Navy-Flight","caption":"","creditText":"Royal Navy","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4369857/cat-royal-navy-british-car/","name":"This Intrepid Kitten Travels 300 Miles Inside the Bumper of a Car"}}]}] ```