Marshall Aerospace, Hercules stowaway ferret

[Ada Quonsett]

29 August 2013
A ferret stowaway hitched a ride on a Hercules aircraft and flew to Cambridge from Holland - but has been reported to immigration control.
The feisty illegal immigrant has been reported to the UK Border Agency after the creature snuck onto the giant military C-103 Hercules on Sunday evening and took the one-hour trip from the town of Eindhoven in the Netherlands to Cambridge Airport.
Stowaway ferret which flew to Cambridge on Hercules aircraft reported to border control

[JAKL]

"We have a dutch Ferret onboard" "what? An armoured car?" "No, a Dutch Ferret" "Oh,sorry, you mean a scout vehicle" "No, a Ferret" "what? Like a pole cat?" "Yes, but it's Dutch!"

[Ada Quonsett]

Update: Marshall Aerospace, Hercules stowaway ferret

Update: Suspected 'stowaway' ferret did not fly from Holland to Cambridge Airport - but was from nearby Cherry Hinton .

[SWBKCB]

Local journalism at its best - "the 'spell checker says it OK" and two gratuitous plugs for the new Darwin flights

"...he would have crossed busty roads and out runway..."

[N707ZS]

Perhaps the journalist was talking to the owners chest, or thinking what he wanted, busty out.

[G-ARZG]

"Ferrets must learn that they're not exempt from 'Hi-viz jacket rules' " said
UK CAA rep. Mr J.Obsworth, after the ramp check that revealed the animal......