Are you referring to the first picture with the canopy closed upon landing? Opening or closing the canopy was at the discretion of the pilot.
Do an image search, with your favourite search engine, on < f86 landing > (or similar terms). There seem to be more takeoff than landing pictures, for whatever reason. Pictures from the 1950s all have the canopy closed.
Opening or closing the canopy was at the discretion of the pilot.
Your images are all Navy. Were USN and USAF practice the same?
Here are a couple more samples (check tail no. on the second ;')):