The Bomber Command Museum in Nanton is hoping for some public support as they work to bring a Canadian Halifax Bomber home.

But first they have to dig it out of the sand in a fresh water lake in Sweden.

The museum is hosting a special day on September 16th to bring people up-to-date on how they are rescuing this plane and bringing it home to Canada.

Director Karl Kjarsgaard says the bomber ended up where it is after being struck by lightning over Germany, so the World War Two crew diverted to Sweden.

"The pilot held the airplane steady while the crew bailed out," said Kjarsgaard. "Then the pilot trimmed the airplane to fly without him, then he stepped out of the airplane with his parachute and the airplane continued to fly 10 miles off shore and belly landed onto the water and sank out of sight for 72 years."

He added, at the Bomber Command Museum they have a motto.

"We convert the impossible into the difficult and we get 'er done. This is a Canadian Bomber Halifax sitting under 50 feet of water. This is not a British Bomber or an American Bomber this is a Canadian Bomber."

The group has been disappointed that the Canadian government will not help with funds for the recovery efforts so they are solely relying on donations.

"We are quite excited about it. We want to share our adventure with people. We need their support because the federal government of Canada has turned us down for funding to support the saving of the Halifax Bomber, this national treasure off the coast of Sweden."

And once the bomber is back in Canada at the Nanton museum they would be the only museum to have a Lancaster bomber and a Halifax Bomber under the same roof.

He adds they did find it, they have dived on it, and they are going to have a Halifax for the museum in Nanton in the next few years.

Activities get underway with a meet and greet and night engine run on September 15th.

On Saturday September 16th the Halifax 57 Rescue Project presentation gets underway at 12:30 with engine runs before and after.

There is a memorial tribute to Norman Etheridge at 2 p.m. and a Halifax Aviation Art and Videos on display.

There is also a night engine run Saturday at 9 p.m.