David Shaw (diver)

David Shaw (diver)

David John Shaw (1954 – 8 January 2005) was an Australian scuba diver, a technical diver and an airline pilot for Cathay Pacific, who flew the A330-300, A340-300 and A340-600. He is one of only eleven people who have dived below a depth of 240 metres (800 ft) on self-contained underwater breathing apparatus.

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