Vittorio Mussolini With Newspaper Friends--Vittorio Mussolini (center), son of the late Italian dictator, stands with two Argentine newspaper friends, Agustin Ponzio Godoy (left) and his brother, Segundo Ponzo Godoy, in Buenos Aires. This photo was made by newspaper Sabado; Florence, Italy, March 12 (Reuters)--A military court here today acquitted Vittorio Mussolini, 42-year-old eldest son of the late Italian dictator, of wartime desertion. The military prosecutor asked the court to acquit Mussolini of charges he deserted his air force squadron in 1943 after the expiry of special leave granted when his father was deposed and arrested.

Photo is dated 1947.

Photo measures 6.75 x 8.5 inches.