Originally Posted by
ShyTorque
When I was based at Scampton over thirty years ago the rumour was that the grave didn’t actually contain Gibson’s dog’s remains because they were under one of the buildings built sometime after the initial burial, the station gymnasium iirc.
Rumour control at Waddington (tales from old Vulcan crew): in the unpleasantness between IX at Waddington and 617 at Scampton over the possession of the Tirpitz bulkhead (who did sink it spat), a raid was sent from Waddington one night to dig up the dog and hold its remains hostage until the bulkhead was delivered back. By all accounts, the "grave" was empty. The story goes that the railings went around the grave to discourage further digging attempts.
As an aside, one would imagine the fallout at Scampton had the dog's old headstone been in place when the asylum seekers arrived.......