 Low appears to have taken advantage of that policy to his own aggrandizement.Almost from the beginning Low garnered a persistent reputation for breaking away from his formation to pursue MiGs; his element lead, future ace James H. Kasler, was nearly shot down when Low broke away during a dogfight to shoot down his first MiG.However, just as depicted in "The Hunters", the 4th Wing's commander Colonel Harrison Thyng "went to bat for him" because he wanted results