David John Shaw was an Australian scuba diver, technical diver, and airline pilot for Cathay Pacific. He started flying for Cathay Pacific in 1989, flying the Lockheed L-1011 Tristar, 747-400, A330-300, A340-300, and A340-600. Before flying for Cathay Pacific, he flew for Mission Aviation Fellowship in Papua New Guinea and Tanzania. He also flew agricultural aircraft in South Australia and New South Wales. Shaw was a passionate scuba and technical diver, and died in 2005 attempting to retrieve a body stuck in South Africa's Boesmansgat cave.

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