Restoration of the City of Windsor's Lancaster Bomber could take at least another decade before it's ready for display.
The city entered into a stewardship agreement with the Canadian Historical Aircraft Association for $50,000 annually for the next ten years.
President of the Association John Robinson says they were hoping for $100,000 a year to see the project progress quicker.
"We can't say definitively that we'll be done in ten years. Once again when you take parts apart of the project, you come across items that we were not aware of," he says. "We're going to do our darn best here to try and meet the ten-year timeline."
The city has left the door open for the association to come to council for further funding requests if large parts need repairs.
Robinson estimates the group will need to raise another $350,000 over the course of the next decade for the restoration of the World War II aircraft.
"Our goal is to deliver to the city of Windsor a static display of the Lancaster. it will look exactly like a World War II bomber," says Robinson.
All of the restoration is being completed by volunteers.
