Question: Air Marshal John William "Jake" Newham, is a retired senior commander of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), he took charge of No. 3 Squadron in 1967, when it re-equipped with what, which family of single-seat, single-engine, fighter aircraft developed and manufactured by French aircraft company Dassault Aviation?

 It holds the distinction of being the first Western European combat aircraft to exceed Mach 2 in horizontal flight. The Dassault Mirage III (] ) is a family of single-seat, single-engine, fighter aircraft developed and manufactured by French aircraft company Dassault Aviation. <SEP> Air Marshal Sir George Jones, {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} (18 October 1896 – 24 August 1992) was a senior commander in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF).  He rose from private soldier in World War I to air marshal in 1948, and served as Chief of the Air Staff from 1942 to 1952, the longest continuous tenure of any RAAF chief.  Jones was a surprise appointee to the Air Force’s top role, and his achievements in the position were coloured by a divisive relationship during World War II with his nominal subordinate, the head of RAAF Command, Air Vice-Marshal William Bostock. <SEP> Air Marshal John William "Jake" Newham, AC (born 30 November 1930) is a retired senior commander of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF).  He served as Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) from 1985 until 1987.  Joining the RAAF in 1951, he flew Gloster Meteor jets with No. 77 Squadron in the Korean War in 1953, and subsequently de Havilland Vampires with No. 78 Wing on garrison duty in Malta.  From 1958 to 1960, he served with No. 3 Squadron, operating CAC Sabres during the Malayan Emergency.  He took charge of No. 3 Squadron in 1967, when it re-equipped with the Dassault Mirage III supersonic fighter.  His commands in the early 1970s included the Aircraft Research and Development Unit, RAAF Base Laverton, and No. 82 Wing, the last-mentioned during its first years operating the long-delayed General Dynamics F-111C swing-wing bomber.  He was appointed Deputy Chief of the Air Staff in March 1984, and CAS in May the following year.  His tenure as CAS coincided with the release of the Dibb Report on Australia's defence capabilities, and the controversial transfer of the RAAF's battlefield helicopters to the Australian Army.  Newham retired from the Air Force in July 1987 and became a company director. <SEP> Air Marshal Raymond George (Ray) Funnell, {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} (born 1 March 1935) is a retired senior commander of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF).  He served as Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) from 1987 until 1992.  A graduate of RAAF College, he began his career flying CAC Sabre jet fighters in Australia and South East Asia in the 1950s and 1960s.  From 1972 to 1975 he commanded No. 6 Squadron, during which time the General Dynamics F-111C swing-wing bomber entered Australian service.  He held senior staff posts in the early 1980s.  In 1986, he was promoted to air marshal and became the inaugural Vice Chief of the Defence Force.  Appointed CAS in July 1987, Funnell was closely involved in the development and dissemination of air power doctrine.  He retired from the RAAF in October 1992 following his term as CAS, and was founding Principal of the Australian College of Defence and Strategic Studies from 1994 to 1998.  Since then he has served on various Federal Government committees on immigration and detention.