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

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

Image via Facebook Previously, we wrote about a passenger who died on a flight en route to Boston from France. Now, we have the identity of the passenger who died. A Kansas Air National Guard member tragically died while on board the Air France flight after suffering a medical emergency.

A retired member of the Kansas Air National Guard hailing from Topeka died while on an international flight earlier this week.