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Snow way! Blind World War II RAF veteran hits the slopes at 96
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/snow-way-blind-world-war-12026775#ICID=sharebar_twitterGordon Mills, who served in the RAF during the Burma campaign, has had his first ski lesson at the age of 96.
A blind World War II veteran has taken up skiing after completing a 70ft abseil and other daredevil sports.
Adrenaline junkie Gordon Mills, who served in the RAF in the Burma campaign, had his first lesson on the slopes at the Midlothian Snowsports Centre, thanks to the charity, Scottish War Blinded.
The 96-year-old from Edinburgh said: “It was a little harder than I imagined but extremely worthwhile. I enjoyed it very much.
