Dave Shaw

Quick Facts

Full Name	Dave Shaw
Occupation	Pilot
Date Of Birth	Jul 20, 1954(1954-07-20)
Age	70
Date Of Death	January 8, 2005, Boesmansgat, South Africa
Birthplace	Katanning
Country	Australia
Birth City	Western Australia
Horoscope	Cancer

Dave Shaw Biography

Dave Shaw is one of the most popular and richest Pilot who was born on July 20, 1954 in Katanning, Western Australia, Australia.

David John Shaw (20 July 1954 – 8 January 2005) was an Australian scuba diver, technical diver, and airline pilot for Cathay Pacific, flying the Lockheed L-1011 Tristar, then the 747-400, and then the A330-300, A340-300, and A340-600. He flew for Cathay Pacific from 1989 until his death in 2005. Before flying for Cathay Pacific he flew for Missionary Aviation Fellowship in Papua New Guinea and Tanzania. He also flew agricultural aircraft in South Australia and New South Wales.

On 28 October 2004, Shaw broke the following records at Bushman’s Hole, South Africa:

Dave Shaw Net Worth

Dave Shaw is one of the richest Pilot from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Dave Shaw 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

The dive on which Shaw died was the 333rd of his career. At the time of his world record setting dive, he had been diving for a little over five years.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Dave Shaw Dating?

According to our records, Dave Shaw married to Ann Shaw. As of December 1, 2023, Dave Shaw’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Dayo Ranked on the list of most popular Pilot. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Dave Shaw celebrates birthday on July 20 of every year.

What happened to diver Dave Shaw?

Shaw died on 8 January 2005 while endeavoring to recover the body of Deon Dreyer. Shaw recorded his dive with an underwater camera, which allowed researchers to determine that he suffered from respiratory issues due to the high pressure. Shaw ran into difficulties when the body unexpectedly began to float.

Did they recover David Shaw?

On 12 January 2005, while others were recovering Shaw’s technical equipment, they discovered the bodies of both Dreyer and Shaw had floated up close to the surface. Both bodies were then recovered.

How far did Dave Shaw dive?

In October, Mr Shaw, 50, a Hong Kong-based pilot, became the only person to have dived 271 metres with the help of rebreather apparatus, which enables divers to recycle air. From the moment he emerged from Boesmansgat Cave, though, Mr Shaw’s achievement was overshadowed by his discovery.

What was bushmans hole?

Boesmansgat, also known in English as “Bushman’s Hole”, is a deep submerged freshwater cave (or sinkhole) in the Northern Cape province of South Africa , which has been dived to a depth of 282.6 metres (927 ft). Boesmansgat was believed to have first been explored by amateur diver Mike Rathbourne, in 1977.

How deep was David Shaw's last dive?

Approaching 400 feet , almost an hour into the dive, Shaw met his close friend Don Shirley, a 48-year-old Briton who runs a technical-diving school in South Africa. Shaw showed him an underwater slate on which he had written ‘270m, found body’.