FORMER World War II pilot, politician, Mildura Mayor and historian Ken Wright has died, aged 94.

Mr Wright was born in Red Cliffs in 1925 to a soldier settler and dried fruits grower and played an integral role in leading the Sunraysia community.

He served with the RAAF as a pilot from 1943 to 1945, before serving four terms as mayor and more than a decade on Mildura City Council.

Mr Wright was...