Mange

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v470/Shotoo2/BF22005-09-2321-17-31-48.jpg Simple, but funny. I hit him and blew up, causing his tank to explode.

Another way to lose enemies is to keep flying upward. If they keep following you, they'll probably stall out. Then all you have to do is completely cut the thrust and slow down to a standstill. That'll get you out of the stall and leave them spinning at 2000 feet.