This taken from the Airforces Monthly attrition page where they list ac lost - in this case an Iraqi Mig-23 Flogger
A report in the Arabic-language Kuwaiti daily newspaper al-Gabas on October 8 said that an unidentified Iraqi Air Force pilot had attempted to assassinate Saddam Hussein in the previous week by bombing the presidential palace he was in at the time. The report indicates the incident occurred on Monday, presumably referring to the previous Monday, rather than the day before, so September 30 is assumed to be the correct date. The aircraft had taken off from al-Bakr air base, 31 miles (50 km) from Baghdad, to take part in a bombing training mission on targets east of the Tigris river. Immediately the bombing practice commenced, the pilot veered off and sped towards the al-Tharthar palace, located on al-Tharthar lake, where Saddam Hussein was staying at the time. The pilot succeeded in reaching the target area, but the aircraft was hit by a Strela missile fired from a ground emplacement and crashed before it could strike the palace. The injured pilot, who presumably ejected, was arrested and interrogated personally by Saddam Hussein, who had fled the palace after the attempt on his life. Two hours after the incident, helicopter gunships brought in troops to the lake area and immediately fired upon local fishermen before scores of them were arrested. At the same time, al-Bakr air base was shut down and several Air Force officers arrested for interrogation. Two officers who had been with the pilot the night before the attack were imprisoned. The pilot was then burnt to death in front of his fellow officers.
It's not often that I have seen this sort of report in open sources and so posted it here in case anyone was foolish enough to believe that after Tony Benn's incredibly tough televised grilling, Saddam Hussein was actually a genuine nice guy, loved by his people and with nothing to hide whilst the big bad Americans are having a go at him for no reason.