The group initially contained 827 Naval Air Squadron flying the Fairey Barracuda, a British carrier-borne torpedo and dive bomber aircraft, and 1846 Naval Air Squadron flying the Vought Corsair, an American fighter aircraft.

812 Naval Air Squadron was equipped with Fairey Firefly, a carrier-borne fighter and anti-submarine aircraft.

The 14th CAG moved to RNAS Donibristle (HMS Merlin), located 2.7 miles (4.3 km) east of Rosyth, Fife, and RNAS Eglinton (HMS Gannet), located 1.3 miles (2.1 km) north east of Eglinton, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, before emabarking on Ocean, on the 24 August 1948, then arriving at RNAS Hal Far (HMS Falcon), on Malta, on the 1 September 1948.

From April 1951 Glory and the 14th CAG, undertook a tour of nine, nine day patrols, off the West coast of North Korea.

The aircraft carrier departed to Australia for a refit, but was back by February 1952, to undertake five more patrols, before returning home.