 During the Second World War, several air-landed raids were undertaken, including the German glider-borne raid on Fort Eben-Emal in Belgium in 1940, and the British Operation Colossus and Operation Biting, which were raids in Italy and France in 1941 and 1942.The Royal Air Force first used the term "raid" in the Second World War when referring to an air attack.It included those by one aircraft or many squadrons, against all manner of targets on the ground and the targets defending aircraft.