Logo of the Polish Aviation Museum in Kraków

Wacław Malinowski (?–?) – second lieutenant observer of the Polish Army, regular service officer of the Polish Air Force before World War II. He was associated with the 2nd Aviation Regiment in Kraków. Before 1939 he participated in organising paratrooper structures in the Polish Army, engaging in the development of airborne troop deployment concepts. After the outbreak of World War II he continued service in military structures. He held the position of liaison officer at the Military Parachute Centre in Bydgoszcz, where he participated in the training and preparation of soldiers for special operations. After the war he remained in military service, but his further fate is not precisely known.