Up in the air

[Lapis]

All the answers are things that fly. I am stuck on the last 4 and any suggestions would be gratefully appreciated.

1. Safe vessel showing no sign of age (5,3)
2. Brightly coloured flapper puts in an appearance around a court (6)
3. Elderly, true blue officer who kept a low profile (7,5)
4. What redhead was all at sea in this? (7,5)

Thanks.

[sedge47]

1. Peter Pan

[Lapis]

Well done - thank you. Only 3 to do!

[sddsddean]

Could 3 be Douglas Bader? Not sure where the 'elderly' comes in, but once he lost his legs he would have had a 'low profile'.

[wilmay]

4 If Ted Heath was a redhead (once), this could be morning cloud.......

[sedge47]

2. turaco (anagram of "a court")
"fruit-eating African bird with brightly coloured plumage"

[sedge47]

Wilmay - "What redhead" is anagram of Edward Heath!

[wilmay]

Ws thinking literally and not in quiz mode, head in the (morning ) clouds :)

[FoxLee2]

3. Colonel Blimp - david low drew the cartoon

there are so many that are bugging me - can you help with -

2. Drooping relatives like a rail (7)
4. In bed I object to the skylight (5)
12. But not exactly scared, I twice feathered one! (6.4)

thanks

[sedge47]

4. co me t

[FoxLee2]

Thanks for your help sedge47.

I was stuck on d I van and couldn't make any sense of the question

[Lapis]

Thanks everybody for your help...

FoxLee2 No.2 is LIMPKIN No.12 SACRED IBIS

[FoxLee2]

Thanks so much Lapis - I think I've done all the 'easy' ones and now left with the stinkers.

[whizzer]

what about number 12?

any suggestions?

[Lapis]

Whizzer:

'scared' is not exactly as it seems i.e. an anagram then 'I' twice for the second word and the name of a bird...