The NASM Cornell is a PT-19A, U. S. Army Air Forces serial number 43-33842. The Army accepted the aircraft in February 1943 and used it at several training bases before it ended up at Greenville, Mississippi, in May 1945. From there it made the trip to Freeman Field, Indiana, as one of the aircraft designated to be stored for the future National Air Museum.

On August 9, 1946, the little airplane arrived at the storage facility at Park Ridge, Illinois. The Air Force transferred the airplane to the Smithsonian on June 15, 1960, with just under 452 flight hours logged. Wingspan: Length: Height: Weight: Empty, 917 kg (2 022 lb).

Source: http://www.nasm.si.edu/research/aero/aircraft/fairchild_pt19.htm