Player Plane to have 1 and not << how ?

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Hi,
Full Mission Builder, #1 tab, choosing tactical marking 1 so as to fly 1 + - or 1 + l etc sees aircraft end up with << + - or << + l (and I did make sure player plane box was ticked before exiting and flying.)

What should I choose to get 1 + l ?

If I want << I would type << and page 53 of the manual says to do so for Gruppen Kommandeur but I dont want to be such a high rank, I want to be 1+l flying with my wingman 2+l

I also decided to try for being 9 + l incase its sees 1 as indicatio of high rank, still I end up with <<

There seems to be no way of flying as a number !

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