Editing CASA C-212 Aviocar (section)

==Operational history==
[[File:CASA_212_SOF_Operation_Toy_Drop_Week_020.jpg|thumb|A paratrooper jumping from a C-212, December 2013]]
By 2013, 290 C-212s were reported to be flying in 40 countries; Indonesia had the most of the type, operating 70.<ref name="Helfrich 2018">{{cite web |last = Helfrich |first = Kim |title = SAAF CASA 212 a write-off |website = defenceWeb |date = 8 February 2018 |url = http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29198 |access-date = 8 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180208123717/http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29198 |archive-date = 8 February 2018 |url-status = live}}</ref> It has seen especially wide employment as a commuter airliner and a military aircraft, with operators including numerous charter and short-haul aviation companies, as well as several national air forces. The C-212 is commonly used in [[Cargo aircraft|transport]], [[surveillance aircraft|surveillance]], and [[search and rescue]] roles.<ref name = "allsize airlifter">{{cite web |url = https://www.airbus.com/en/who-we-are/our-history/defence-history/airlifters-of-all-sizes |title = Airlifters of all sizes |date = 17 August 2021 |publisher = [[Airbus]] |access-date = 26 July 2022}}</ref>

The C-212 has also been used by the [[United States Army Special Operations Command|U.S. Army Special Operations Command]], where it operates under the designation ''C-41A'' and is commonly used for troop infiltration and exfiltration, supply drops, and [[Airborne forces|airborne]] operations.<ref name="Pike 2018">{{cite web |last = Pike |first = John |title = C-41A |publisher = GlobalSecurity.org |date = 7 February 2018 |url = https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/aircraft/c-41.htm |access-date = 8 February 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180208123554/https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/aircraft/c-41.htm |archive-date = 8 February 2018 |url-status = live}}</ref> In August 2010, Airbus Military received a contract for the sustainment and modernisation of five C-212-200s operated by the [[U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Command|U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Command (USASOAC)]].<ref name = "shepard sustain2020">{{cite web |url = https://www.shephardmedia.com/news/special-operations/us-army-picks-airbus-modernise-special-operations-/ |title = US Army picks Airbus to modernise special operations aircraft |publisher = shephardmedia.com |date = 10 August 2020}}</ref> Additional aircraft were both owned and operated by private military contractor [[Academi|Blackwater]]; these were active during both the [[Iraq War]] and [[War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)|War in Afghanistan]], typically to conduct supply drops to US ground forces in remote areas there. During the conflict, the planes were piloted by former pilots from the [[160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne)|160th "Night Stalkers" Special Operations Regiment]].<ref name="BlackwaterBook">{{cite book |last1 = Prince |first1 = Erik |title = Civilian Warriors |pages = Chapter 7}}</ref>

One particularly ambitious use of the C-212 was undertaken by Australian airline [[Skytraders]], which has used its fleet to support Australia’s scientific research assets across [[Antarctica]] and the [[Southern Ocean]].<ref name = "allsize airlifter"/> Various operators have elected to operate their aircraft out of inhospitable terrain, such as [[desert]] and [[jungle]]s.<ref name = "shepard sustain2020"/> The C-212's uncommon rear ramp arrangement is a unique selling point amongst competitors,<ref name=AIN1july2011/> and it has been a popular aircraft for [[skydiving|skydivers]] and [[smokejumpers]].<ref name="Skydive Paraclete XP">{{cite web |title = Casa 212 - Skydiving Aircraft |publisher = Skydive Paraclete XP |url = http://skydiveparacletexp.com/dz/aircraft/casa-212/ |access-date = 8 February 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170531113131/http://skydiveparacletexp.com/dz/aircraft/casa-212/ |archive-date = 31 May 2017 |url-status = live}}</ref><ref name="Chaney 2015">{{cite web |last = Chaney |first = Rob |title = Neptune wins contract to set up surplus military planes for smokejumpers |publisher = missoulian.com |date = 30 October 2015 |url = http://missoulian.com/news/local/neptune-wins-contract-to-set-up-surplus-military-planes-for/article_33102fc5-dc8e-5ef6-9ff6-7aa4115c316c.html |access-date = 8 February 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180208123343/http://missoulian.com/news/local/neptune-wins-contract-to-set-up-surplus-military-planes-for/article_33102fc5-dc8e-5ef6-9ff6-7aa4115c316c.html |archive-date = 8 February 2018 |url-status = live}}</ref>