Barbara Dipoli, a 53-year-old Iraq War veteran from Kansas, tragically passed away mid-flight on an Air France flight from Paris to Boston.

A woman from Topeka, Kansas, died on an Air France flight from Paris to Boston on Tuesday (January 14). The Massachusetts State Police identified the woman as 53-year-old Barbara Dipolia and said that she was a member of the Kansas Air National Guard.

According to the Massachusetts State Police, 53-year-old Barbara Dipoli of Topeka, Kansas, was a passenger on an Air France flight from Paris to Boston when she suffered a medical episode during the flight. The episode resulted in her untimely passing. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will determine the exact cause and manner of death.

The person who died while on a flight from Paris to Boston has been identified as a 53-year-old woman from Kansas, authorities said. Barbara Dipoli, of Topeka, Kansas, died on an Air France Flight on Tuesday,

A passenger on an Air France flight from Paris to Boston died on Tuesday evening, the airline and police said.

A passenger who died on board an Air France plane to Boston from Paris likely experienced a medical emergency, Massachusetts State Police said Wednesday.

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

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