Massachusetts State Police said the woman’s death appeared to result “from a medical episode during the flight”

A passenger on an Air France flight from Paris to Boston died Tuesday evening, the airline and police said. The victim has been identified as Barbara Dipoli, 53, of Topeka, Kansas, Massachusetts State Police said Thursday. Dipoli was a member of the Kansas Air National Guard, NBC Boston reported.

Barbara DiPoli, 53, a US Army veteran and former member of the Kansas Air National Guard, was identified as the woman who died while on an Air France flight home after celebrating her retirement