I think we can confidently say that those two types of aircraft never met in 1940. The Zero was going into operational service over China by September 1940, and I believe one was even captured by the Chinese and studied prior to Pearl Harbour (the RAF got to hear about it, probably from Claire Chenault - spelling?). Pretty certain that the two types must have met at Coral Sea (early May 1942), then Midway (early June 1942), but definitely NOT at Pearl Harbour.
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