It's an integral part of Canada's war-time history, and now for the first time Canadians will have the opportunity to view a fully-restored Halifax bomber that was resurrected from a watery grave.

The bomber, which lied at the bottom of Norway's Lake Mhosa for 50 years until it was hauled out in 1995, will go on display Saturday at the CFB Trenton air base in Ontario.

Volunteers raised $1.4 million to fund the work, and spent the last 10 years restoring the bomber.

Of the 6,000 Halifax bombers built in Britain, the Trenton example is the only restored and technically complete NA337 Mark A7 Halifax bomber in the world.

The driving forces behind the project were Canadians Karl Kjarsgaard and Jeff Jeffery, a former wartime Halifax pilot.

The plane has a special place in Canada's military history, and in the hearts of many Royal Canadian Air Force veterans.

"There were 37 bombing missions flown in the Halifax, of which 29 where flown by Canadians," Jeffery says.

Canadians comprised almost half of the Allied tactical air force personnel in Europe during the war. Of the 50,000 Canadian personnel who served in bomber command, 10,000 lost their lives.

The plane was remarkably intact when it was discovered.

Equipment and ammunition were still in place, even a coffee flask belonging to Gunner Thomas Weightman. "I feel sad that I'm the only one left out of the crew," Weightman says.

Still, every part, every component, every screw, had to be painstakingly restored to its original condition.

The completion of this restoration project, done with the help of about 100 volunteers, comes in time for Remembrance Day and is meant to help commemorate the lives of those who served.

The plane will be on display at the Royal Canadian Air Force Memorial Museum in Trenton.

Based on a report by CTV's Sandie Rinaldo